Jewish Quotations

"A husband should be at pains to treat his wife with respect (…not to hurt his wife’s feelings)." ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia

"While sinning, repent!" ~~ Ben Sira 18:21

"There is no beginning without an end." ~~ Zror Hamor

"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." ~~ Berthold Auerbach

"Keep silent or speak wisely! " ~~ Ben Shlomo Immanuel

"What God is to the world, parents are to their children." ~~ Philo

"There is no true justice unless mercy is part of it." ~~ The Zohar

"The one who causes a good deed to be performed is as meritorious as the one who performs it." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin

"Gifts are debts." ~~ Reuven Alcalay

"When a man who has been previously married marries a woman who has been previously married, four people go to bed. " ~~ Talmud, Pesachim

"Be first in greeting every man!" ~~ Avot 4:15

"Get wisdom, acquire understanding!" ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 5:4