Jewish Quotations

"False scales are an abomination to the Lord; but a just weight is His delight." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 11:1

"The creation of a single man is as weighty a thing as the creation of the whole universe." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan

"Knowledge that is paid for will be longer remembered." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"For the pious, Paradise exists everywhere." ~~ Disraeli

"What you do not give in charity voluntarily, the heathen will take from you forcibly. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra

"I don’t like those who are as “pure as snow”—for snow is not long white and pure, but soon turns muddy and soiled." ~~ (based on) The Riziner Rabbi

"What is the worst sickness? A bad neighbor." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"He [God] will assemble the dispersed of Israel." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 11:12

"Truth needs no ally." ~~ Rashba

"Be not wise in your own eyes!" ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 3:7

"When two men quarrel, the one who yields first displays the nobler nature." ~~ Talmud, Ketubot 71b

"The real guardians of a state are the teachers." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Hagigah 1:7