"If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"What you give to charity in health is gold; in sickness, is silver, and after death, is copper." ~~ Tosafot of the Pentateuch
"It was forbidden to break the Sabbath, even when David, king of Israel, died." ~~ Tosefta
"If a man’s wife dies and he has grown-up children, let him not remarry till he marry them off! " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"All men have the one entrance into life and the one exit." ~~ Wisdom of Solomon 7:6
"To perish by the sword is worse than a natural death, to die of hunger worse still, and captivity worst of all." ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live." ~~ Norman Cousins
"All go to one place: all are from the dust and all turn to dust again. " ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 3:20
"A favor done to the dead is an honest one. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"Woe to him that lives as a pauper to die rich!" ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"Do not be joyful almong the mourners!" ~~ Mishle Agur
"If your time has not come, even the doctor will not succeed in killing you." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- Next Page »