Jewish Quotations

"The loftier the thought, the finer the language." ~~ Achad Ha’am

"A wicked wife is like leprosy to her husband." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot

"The adulterer and the adulteress have surely broken all Ten Commandments. " ~~ Numbers (Bamidbar) R.

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. " ~~ Albert Einstein

"A person should be grateful to a place which causes him enjoyment. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.

"Unity of God, unity of the universe and unity of mankind are the spirit which moves Judaism." ~~ Greenberg

"To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time. " ~~ Leonard Bernstein

"A good man who speaks evil is like a palace next to a tannery: one defect destroys all the grandeur." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat 56b

"Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart, don’t know how to laugh either. " ~~ Golda Meir

"To use the Torah is more important than to study it." ~~ Talmud, Berkhot

"It is easier to make outrageous demands of others than the simplest of yourself." ~~ Ben Zvi

"There is no limit to the contents that can be poured into the vessel called man. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik