"The short way is the straight way." ~~ Or Zaru’a
"History is not merely the record of a string of occurrences. It is an attempt to seize occurrences in their pattern." ~~ Leon Roth
"Our sages recommended that a father should spend less than his means on food, up to his means on dress, and beyond his means for his wife and children." ~~ Maimonides
"The crown of a good name is greater than the crown of learning." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 3:13
"Just as one must respect the memory of one’s widow, so one must respect one’s divorcee. " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.
"The Sabbath was delivered unto you, and not you unto the Sabbath." ~~ Talmud, Yoma 25b
"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. " ~~ Abraham Joshua Heschel
"If you talk too much, you’ll say what you didn’t intend to." ~~ (adapted from) Proverbs (Mishle)
"It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and then not pay." ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 5:4
"Education is an unfinished symphony." ~~ Aranne
"A curse? You should have a lot of money, but you should be the only one in your family with it." ~~ Ernst Lubitsch
"If you grasp too much, you cannot hold it; when you take a little, you can." ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 4b
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 239
- 240
- 241
- 242
- 243
- …
- 261
- Next Page »