Jewish Quotations

"The beginning of wisdom is to desire it." ~~ Ibn Gabirol

"War is a bad and contemptible thing, but people at war are sometimes better than in everyday life." ~~ Ze’ev Vladimir Jabotinsky

"Do not bar your door to borrowers!" ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra

"A person is judged only by his acts at the time." ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana

"If a sin waylays a man and he rejects it, that is deemed a great virtue." ~~ Sons of Songs R.

"The ransomed of the Lord shall return…with singing to Zion." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 35:10

"If you hear an evil thing, bury it seven cubits deep! " ~~ Achikar 2:54

"Many of them that live in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life." ~~ Daniel 12:2

"Everything is good—in its time." ~~ (based on) Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

"Do not steal your property back from a thief, lest you seem a thief yourself." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Sanhedrin 8:3

"If you give your friend a gift, you should tell him." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat

"An everlasting pleasure becomes a habit and not a pleasure. [You can have too much of a good thing.]" ~~ Ya’akov Yosef