Wisdom Archives - Jewish Quotations

"It is easier to be wise for others than for oneself." ~~ Jacob Klatzkin

"In everyone’s heart stirs a great homesickness." ~~ Rabbi Seymor Siegel

"The heart knows its own bitterness." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 14:10

"There are people whose fame goes before them – – – and others that follow their fame." ~~ Reuven Alcalay

"There are words like lofty mountains, and words like yawning gulfs. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"It is easier to give advice to others than to oneself." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. " ~~ Albert Einstein

"Who is called wise? He that knows his own shortcomings." ~~ Omer Hashikhcha

"Straightforwardness dispels hatred." ~~ Tsavaat Gad

"I would rather the worst debtor were indebted to me than I to the best of creditors." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"Freedom is the world of joy." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"Necessity will point the way even to the blind." ~~ Otzar Halashon