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Quote of the day " It is not required that you complete a task, but neither are you exempt from beginning it.
(Ethics of the Fathers)

It is wrong to consider personal danger when the public welfare is at stake.
(Maimonides)

It's better for someone to be the object of jealousy, than of pity.
(Moroccan Jewish saying)

Judaism looks upon all human beings as children of one Father; thinks of them all as created in the image of God, and insists that a man be judged not by his religion, but his deeds.
(Samuel Luzzato)

Judge a country's prosperity by its treatment of the aged.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

Judge a man not by the words of his mother, but from the comments of his neighbors.
(Talmud)

Keep three things in mind and you will escape the results of evil: Know where you came from, where you are going, and before Whom you will have to give a full account.
(Ethics of the Fathers)

Lend money and acquire an enemy.
(Yiddish saying)

Let yourself be cursed, rather than curse.
(Talmud)

Love forgets dignity.
(Talmud)

Make things as simple as possible, but no simpler.
(Albert Einstein)

Man does not commit a sin unless he is possessed by folly.
(Talmud)

Man eats to live, he does not live to eat.
(Abraham ibn Ezra)

Man is not even called man until he is united with a woman.
(Zohar)

Man lives in hope.
(Yiddish saying)

Man's ambition to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
(Maimonides)

Men like guests more than women do.
(Talmud)

More people die from overeating than from undernourishment.
(Talmud)

No labor, however humble, dishonors a man.
(Talmud)

No matter where I go, it is always to Israel.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

No sickness of the soul is worse than discouragement. Man must continually renew the idea of courage in his mind.
(Israel Salanter)

Nobody may interfere between two people who sleep on the same pillow.
(Yiddish saying)

O Lord, where shall I find Thee? Hidden and exalted is Thy place; and where shall I not find Thee? Full of Thy glory is infinite space.
(Judah Halevi)

Old friends, like old wines, don't lose their flavor
(Jewish proverb)

One is a lie, two are lies, but three is politics.
(Jewish proverb)

One who causes grief to another man, it is as though he caused grief to the whole world, for man is a microcosm.
(Judah ben Samuel)

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
(Albert Einstein)

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding
(Albert Einstein)

People hate when they do not understand.
(Moses ibn Ezra)

Plan for this world as if you plan to live forever. Plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.
(Solomon ibn Gabirol)

Pray for the welfare of the government, since but for the fear of it, men would swallow one another alive.
(Ethics of the Fathers)

Rather a man die than lie.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

Rather then become dependent, do work even if it is beneath you.
(Talmud)

Real human progress depends not so much on inventive ingenuity, as on conscience.
(Albert Einstein.)

Say little and do much.
(Shammai)

Scripture teaches us to be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves. All too often, (we) are as wise as doves and as harmless as serpents.
(Moishe Rosen)

Seek the good in everyone; reveal it, bring it forth.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

Silence may be equivalent to confession.
(Talmud)

Since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent.
(Heinrich Heine)

Take from me the hope that I can change the future and you will send me mad.
(Israel Zangwill)

Teach your tongue to say I don't know, rather than invent something.
(Talmud)

Teach your tongue to say I don't know, rather than invent something.
(Talmud)

Teaching a fool is like gluing a broken pot.
(Wisdom of Sirach)

Technological progress is like an ax in the hands of a pathological criminal.
(Albert Einstein)

The best mirror is a trusted, old friend.
(Sephardic saying)

The clothes of a wise man must be free of blemishes. He should not don the clothing of princes to attract attention, nor should he dress like a pauper, which would lead to disrespect.
(Maimonides)

The commandments are interwoven and supplement each other; they are one commandment, one single truth.
(Vilna Gaon)

The community is Israel's rampart.
(Talmud)

The evil of the eye grows from the evil of the heart.
(Abraham ibn Ezra)

The evil urge lures men in this world, and then testifies against them in the next world.
(Talmud)

The gains of compromise are nothing compared to its losses.
(Chofetz Chaim)

The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
(Maimonides)

The God of history and the God of nature cannot be separated, and the Land of Israel is a token of their unity.
(Martin Buber)

The greater the man, the greater his evil inclination.
(Talmud)

The greatest charity is to enable the poor to earn a living.
(Talmud)

The guilty man who denies his guilt doubles it.
(Talmud)

The Holy Temple was destroyed because of baseless hatred.
(Talmud)

The ignorant think less clearly as they age; scholars think more clearly as they grow older. -- Talmud)

The important thing is not how many separate commandments we obey, but the spirit in which we obey them.
(Ball Shem Tov)

The judge who passes sentence must fast on the day of execution.
(Rabbi Akiva)

The man who envies is guilty of robbery in thought.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

The man who loves without jealousy does not truly love.
(Zohar)

The more charity, the more peace.
(Hillel)

The most beautiful thing a man can do is forgive.
(Eleazar ben Judah of Worms)

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
(Albert Einstein.)

The only time a son should disobey his father is if the father orders him to commit a sin.
(Talmud)

The only way of converting darkness into light is by giving to the poor.
(Shneur Zalman)

The rich swell up from pride, the poor from hunger.
(Shalom Aleichem)

The service of God spells freedom.
(Judah Halevi)

The Torah cannot assume perfection except in Israel.
(Nahmanides)

The wolf will grasp the sheep that leaves the flock.
(Moses ibn Ezra)

The world is like an inn; the world to come, like home.
(Talmud)

There are four groups of people who cannot see God's spirit: those who mock, hypocrites, slanderers, and liars.
(Midrash)

There is no truer index to intelligence than good behavior.
(Solomon ibn Gabirol)

There is no wealth like health.
(Wisdom of Sirach)

Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.
(Golda Meir)

Those who increase their flesh only increase food for worms.
(Ethics of the Fathers)

Those who pursue glory, glory escapes them. Often glory falls on those who did not seek it.
(Talmud)

Those who train themselves in wisdom cultivate true courage.
(Philo)

Three kinds my soul hates: A poor man who is proud, a rich man who lies, an old man who is an adulterer.
(Wisdom of Sirach)

Three need to be guarded: A patient, a groom, and a bride.
(Talmud)

Three possess charm: A place to its residents, a woman to her husband, a bargain to a customer.
(Talmud)

Three things spoil a man's health: worry, travel, and sin.
(Talmud)

Through faith, man experiences the meaning of the world; through action, he is to give it a meaning.
(Leo Baeck)

Throw a lucky man in the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.
(Arab proverb)

To cause a man to sin is worse than murdering him.
(Simeon bar Yochai)

To confess one's sins is to honor the Holy One.
(Talmud)

To pull a friend out of the mud, don't hesitate to get dirty.
(Baal Shem Tov)

Try not to become a man of success, but rather, try to become a man of value.
(Albert Einstein.)

Welcome everyone with joy.
(Ethics of the Fathers)

What a child says on the street, the parents say at home.
(Talmud)

What can a fist do against someone whom God gave strength?
(Moroccan Jewish saying)

What does not grow, declines.
(Hillel)

What is the virtuous path that a man should follow? Whatever brings honor to his Maker and honor from his fellow man.
(Judah Hanassi)

Whatever God does is for the best.
(Rabbi Akiva)

Whatever the faults of the rabbis, consistency was not one of them.
(Solomon Schechter)

When a divorced man marries a divorced woman, there are four people in that marital bed.
(Talmud)

When a father laments that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.
(Baal Shem Tov)

When a person leaves this world, he is accompanied not by silver, gold, or jewels, but by Torah and good deeds.
(Ethics of the Fathers)

When you are apathetic to crimes committed against others, you have dug a pit for yourself.
(Sholem Asch)

Where there is no compassion, crime increases.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

Who is a hero? He who masters his passions.
(Ethics of the Fathers)

Who is rich? He who rejoices in his lot.
(Ethics of the Fathers)

Whoever depends on his wife's earnings will not succeed.
(Talmud)

Whoever does not help himself cannot help others.
(Yemenite Jewish saying)

Whoever does not try, does not learn.
(Iraqi Jewish saying)

Whoever does not work will suffer all his life.
(Maimonides)

Whoever performs only his duty is not doing his duty.
(Bahya ibn Pakuda)

Wisdom engenders humility.
(Abraham ibn Ezra)

Words that come from the heart enter the heart.
(Moses ibn Ezra)

You cannot find the depth of man's heart, then how can you search out God?
(Judith)
[Miscellaneous Jewish Sayings, compiled by "Andy"]"

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