Wisdom Archives - Jewish Quotations

"Instead of being annoyed with roses that have thorns, you should marvel at thorns encircled by roses." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"Man was given two ears and one tongue, so that he may listen more than speak." ~~ Hasdai, Ben ha-Melekh ve-ha-Nazir

"Not everything is lost if its memory still lingers in my heart." ~~ Ya’acob Fichman

"A man’s heart changes his countenance for good or evil." ~~ Ben Sira 13:25

"Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish." ~~ Albert Einstein

"If two ropes are tied together, untying one means untying both. " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.

"By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding established." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 24:3

"One does not try to placate an angry man." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"Light is perceived only out of darkness." ~~ The Prince and the Hermit

"Who once did a clever thing is not yet to be considered wise, and who once did a foolish thing not yet a fool." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"The man that swears many oaths will be filled with iniquity." ~~ Ben Sira 23:11

"Words that do not come from the heart will not enter the ear." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra