Jewish Quotations

"It is forbidden to dwell in a town without a doctor." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin

"Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly." ~~ Lauren Bacall

"The recompense of virtue is virtue, and sin’s reward is sin." ~~ Avot 4:2

"If you have said any little word of evil about others, regard it as a big one!" ~~ Derekh Eretz Zuta

"Great is repentance, for it brings healing to the world." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"Great is charity, for it brings near the redemption. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra

"Success to me is having ten honeydew melons, and eating only the top half of each one." ~~ Barbra Streisand

"Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer

"Childhood is a kind of Paradise." ~~ M. I. Levensohn

"Will a man build the attic and then the house? (First things first)" ~~ Talmud, Chagigah

"The ill-tempered cannot teach." ~~ Hillel

"For the Jews the advantage of Hebrew over other languages is that it is the natural garment of Judaism." ~~ Achad Ha’am