Jewish Quotations

"This world would have been created even for one righteous man." ~~ Talmud, Yoma

"There is always hope for the man who is capable of being ashamed." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim 20a

"But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream!" ~~ Amos 5:24

"God loves those who do not insist upon their privileges." ~~ (adapted from) Talmud, Pesachim 113a

"Beware of too much laughter, for it deadens the mind and produces oblivion." ~~ Traditional Proverb

"A person should be grateful to a place which causes him enjoyment. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.

"I’ve never been an intellectual but I have this look. " ~~ Woody Allen

"There is hope of healing every hatred, save his that hates you out of envy." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"Don’t use the chutzpa of a beggar as an excuse for not helping him." ~~ Rabbi Shmelke of Nickelsburg

"No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment of time. " ~~ Henry A. Kissinger

"Who tells his friend’s secret sheds blood." ~~ Midrash Gadol Ugdula

"Every Jew should think of himself as having come out of Egypt. [Passover/Pesach]" ~~ Talmud, Pessachim