Jewish Quotations

"Where there is no honor, neither is there disgrace." ~~ Tiferet Israel

"Who ridicules his father is no better than a worshipper of idols." ~~ Tanchuma

"Palestine should be as distinctly Jewish as England is English." ~~ Chaim Weizmann

"The Sabbath and holidays are the primary reason for Jewish endurance and glory." ~~ Judah Halevi

"Words are like bodies; meanings are like souls." ~~ Moses Ibn Ezra

"Do not humiliate a beggar: God is at his right hand." ~~ Shabetai Horowitz

"A rich man may fall seven times and rise again, but the poor falls once only—and forever." ~~ Mishle Israel

"The dreams of one’s youth are pleasant, and one does not easily surrender them." ~~ Achad Ha’am

"A wicked wife is like leprosy to her husband." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot

"Israel’s mission is…to realize its ideals on its own soil and in its own State." ~~ Eliezer Livneh

"We must endeavor to teach even the unintelligent." ~~ Rashi

"Be swift to hear, but patient in making reply!" ~~ Ben Sira 5:11