Jewish Quotations

"A man’s every act begins with a dream and ends with one." ~~ Theodore Herzl

"Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one’s living at it. " ~~ Albert Einstein

"The truly wise man is as liberal with his wisdom as clouds are with the rains." ~~ Moses Ibn Ezra

"Wars are not won by heroes." ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 9:11

"People should tell your children what life is all about — it’s about work." ~~ Lauren Bacall

"Where no hedge is, the vineyard will be derelict, and where no wife is a man is waif and stray." ~~ Ben Sira 36:26

"A good name is the proudest of pedigrees." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"Everything has an end except a bad wife." ~~ Joseph Zabara

"Know whence you came and whither you go!" ~~ Avot 3:1

"Who answers Amen with all his might, to him the gates of Paradise are open." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat

"Who chooses too much should not fret at his lot." ~~ Ladino Proverb

"The man who slanders hurts three people: the man slandered, the man to whom the slander is uttered—and himself." ~~ Talmud, Arakin 15b