Jewish Quotations

"Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer

"When scholars vie, wisdom mounts." ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra

"The poor of your own town should be preferred to those of another." ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia

"There can be lunacy without love, but is there any great love without a little lunacy?" ~~ Yochanan Tversky

"A man should believe in God through faith, not because of miracles." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"Repentance is valued above sacrifices [Pesikta R.]… above prayer." ~~ Tanna Deve Eliyahu Zuta

"His name is the very soul of a man. " ~~ Chaim of Valozhin

"A house without a wife is an orphan." ~~ Yochanan Tversky

"No man can be called righteous if he is not also good." ~~ Midrash Tehillim

"The remnant of Jacob shall be amidst many peoples, as dew from the Lord, as showers upon the grass. " ~~ Micah (Mikha) 5:6

"Jealousy has a thousand eyes, yet none sees properly. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"Time is the most sublime and wisest teacher." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra