Jewish Quotations

"Who does a thing and repents is at once forgiven." ~~ Talmud, Chagigah

"Academic chairs are many, but wise and noble teachers are few." ~~ Albert Einstein

"If we were all righteous, we would need no law of torts." ~~ Joseph Caspi

"God takes nothing from the world until He puts something else in its place." ~~ Midrash Hagadol

"Who has no hope in his heart is doomed to death." ~~ Ze’ev Vladimir Jabotinsky

"Question a friend: perhaps he did not say what you think, or if he did, so that he will not say it again." ~~ Ben Sira

"Evil inclination is sweet at the start and bitter at the end. " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Shabbat

"Who knows how to speak well will know how to keep silent, but not all who know how to keep silent know how to speak well." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"Be not boastful in your speech! " ~~ Ben Sira 4:32

"Consider no man great because of wealth or mean because of poverty!" ~~ Sefat Kodesh

"Who travels knows much." ~~ Ben Sira

"A community which has no synagogue and no shelter for the poor, must first provide for the poor. " ~~ Sefer Hasidim