Jewish Quotations

"He gives twice who gives quickly." ~~ Leon of Modena

"Until my creation I was unworthy and, now that I have been created, it is as though I still exist not." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"Don’t limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time." ~~ Traditional Proverb

"There is a long way that is short and a short one that is long." ~~ Talmud, Eiruvin

"A woman recognizes the character of a guest sooner than her husband does." ~~ Talmud, Berakot 10

"Jealousy has a thousand eyes, yet none sees properly. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"A poor man, if content, is rich!" ~~ Shmuel Hanagid

"Be wise not in words but in deeds!" ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"It is a time of distress for Jacob, yet he shall be saved out of it. " ~~ Jeremiah (Yirmeyahu) 30:7

"Survival is nothing more than recovery." ~~ Dianne Feinstein

"Who shames his friend in public has no share in the world to come." ~~ Avot 3:11

"The tavern will not spoil the good nor school mend the bad." ~~ Yiddish Proverb