Jewish Quotations

"Who says, “I shall sin and repent, I shall sin and repent”, repentance will not be vouchsafed him." ~~ Talmud, Yoma

"If a man divorces his first wife, even the altar sheds tears for him." ~~ Talmud, Gittin

"It is worth a man’s while to remove suspicion far from him, even it he is known to be faithful and just." ~~ Levi Ben Gershon

"A thief is better than a liar, but they are both doomed." ~~ Ben Sira, Ecclesiasticus 20:25

"A bribe blinds the clever, and how much more so the fool!" ~~ Talmud, Ketubot

"Not everything near is really so, nor everything far really distant. " ~~ Numbers (Bamidbar) R.

"A man must repeat the lesson until his pupil has learnt it." ~~ Talmud, Eiruvin

"Whoso is patient will be master." ~~ Ma’alat Hamiddot

"Much have I learned from my teachers, more from my colleagues, but most from my students. " ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit 7b

"Be not allured by Greek wisdom, for it bears no fruit but only flowers!" ~~ Yehuda Halevi

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

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