Jewish Quotations

"A fool walks in darkness." ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 2:14

"A man’s father is his king." ~~ Rabbi Eliezer

"Talk not while you eat, lest windpipe anticipate gullet (and life be in danger)!" ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit

"The Land made us a people." ~~ David Ben-Gurion

"Generations come and generations go, but contention lasts for ever." ~~ Achad Ha’am

"A place becomes known far and wide because it is the home of a great man." ~~ The Ropshitzer Rabbi

"Who walks with wise men becomes wise." ~~ Proverbs 13:20

"To get a gift means to return one." ~~ Talmud, Sukkah

"Who has fear of God in him will not sin." ~~ A. N. Hayarchi

"No man can divorce his friend’s wife." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim

"Pass not over water whose depth you know not, lest it run too deep!" ~~ Mishle Assaf

"Who gives charity in secret is greater than Moses. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra