Jewish Quotations

"If you see a student who finds it as hard as iron to study, it is because his studies are without system." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit

"Who never was sick cannot realize the value of health." ~~ Y. L. Gordon

"It is the way of a man to wage war, not the way of a woman." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin

"The tongue is the heart’s pen and the mind’s messenger. " ~~ Joseph Ibn Pakuda Bachya

"Unobtrusive influence has the greater value. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"Memory cannot recall more than what was forgotten." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra

"He who spares his words has true wisdom; and he who holds is temper is a man of sense." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle)17:27

"A dog knows exactly when its master is angry. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"It is permissible to assign charity to the poor on the Sabbath." ~~ Eleazar b. Pedat

"More than man wishes to marry, woman wishes to wed. " ~~ Talmud, Yevamot

"Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not the color, but to accept God’s final decision on where your lips end." ~~ Jerry Seinfeld

"A man diligent in his business shall stand before kings. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 22:29