Jewish Quotations

"Money attracts money." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"Of all the evils of our generation, I do not know one that obstructs the moral development of mankind more than the Press." ~~ David Frishman

"It was forbidden to break the Sabbath, even when David, king of Israel, died." ~~ Tosefta

"The State binds and compels, religion teaches and persuades; the State gives laws, religion gives commandments." ~~ Moshe Mendelssohn

"Confidence is half the victory." ~~ Peretz Smolenskin

"There is nothing better than a good heart." ~~ Rokach

"Repentance and good deeds are a man’s best lawyer." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat

"Song is obligatory in the ritual of the sanctuary. " ~~ Talmud, Arakin

"Not every one with a fabulous memory is clever." ~~ Samuel David Luzzatto

"The man from whom people learn must be especially strict with himself." ~~ (adapted from) Talmud, Bezah 2:6

"If a man’s wife dies and he has grown-up children, let him not remarry till he marry them off! " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.

"Wherever you find contentment, Satan upsets. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.