Women Archives - Page 5 of 9 - Jewish Quotations

"A betrothed girl in Jerusalem does not need to adorn herself with the scent of incense. " ~~ Talmud, Yoma 39b

"The Lord gave more wit to women than to men." ~~ Talmud, Niddah

"I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than keep house with a wicked woman." ~~ Ben Sira 25:16

"A bad wife scorches you worse than fire, and chokes you worse than rope or water." ~~ N. Amram

"The thing women have got to learn is that nobody gives you power. You just take it." ~~ Roseanne Barr

"It is enough that our wives bring up our children and save us from sin." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot

"A woman is worthier after she has become a mother than before." ~~ Talmud, Bava Qamma

"Cursed be he whose wife is faithful and himself is not!" ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Demai

"Beauty may wither, but not grace." ~~ Jacob Klatzkin

"There is no greater hatred than a woman’s. [Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.]" ~~ Ben Sira 25:28

"A woman suffers more from the jealousy of a friend than from the prick of a thorn." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot

"The modesty of the great is the greatest modesty." ~~ Sa’adia Gaon