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Quote of the day " A husband's patience atones for all crimes.
(Heinrich Heine)

A liar's punishment is that he is not believed even when he is telling the truth.
(Simeon bar Yochai)

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.
(Arthur Schoperhauer)

A man can see a speck on someone's hair, but cannot see the flies on his own nose.
(Mendele Mocher Seforim)

A man must be exceedingly careful to show honor to his wife.
(Talmud, Baba Mezia 59a)

A man must go out into the world to know how lovely is his own home.
(Yiddish saying)

A man should believe in God through faith, not because of miracles.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

A man should honor his father and mother as he honors God, for all three are partners in him.
(Judah Hanassi)

A man without friends is like a lift hand without a right.
(Solomon ibn Gabirol)

A needle's eye is not too small for two lovers, but the whole world is not big enough for two enemies.
(Solomon ibn Gabirol)

A person who is charitable and just fills the world with kindness.
(Talmud)

A person who seeks help for a friend, while needy himself, will be answered first.
(Talmud)

A pretty face is half a dowry.
(Shalom Aleichem)

A sick person is a prisoner.
(Yemenite Jewish saying)

A sin repeated seems to be permitted.
(Talmud)

A struggle that revolves around the Bible ends in love.
(Rashi)

A timely quotation is like bread to the starving.
(Rava)

A village without a school should be abolished.
(Talmud)

A wise man knows and asks; a fool does not know and does not ask.
(Persian Jewish saying)

All the 613 commandments are included in the Ten Commandments.
(Rashi)

Always be humble, but not by bowing your head which is external humility. Real humility is internal and has its origin in wisdom.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

Ambition destroys its possessor.
(Talmud)

Among those who will never behold the face of hell is he who has a bad wife.
(Talmud, Eruvin 41b)

An idolater worships one object, but there is no limit to the number of men whom a hypocrite worships.
(Bahya ibn Pakuda)

An ignorant man cannot be pious.
(Hillel)

Anger in a home is like rottenness in a fruit.
(Talmud)

Any plan formulated in a hurry is foolish.
(Rashi)

As a man prays for himself, so must he pray for his enemy.
(Ball Shem Tov)

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
(Albert Einstein)

As long as a person breathes, he should not lose hope.
(Talmud)

Avarice, ambition, lust, and the like are species of madness.
(Baruch Spinoza)

Be as strict in observing a light commandment as a major one, for you do not know their relative reward.
(Judah Hanassi)

Be humble, so that you will not be humbled.
(Talmud)

Be the master of your will, and the slave of your conscience.
(Hassidic saying)

Beauty is the outward form of truth.
(Grace Aquilar)

Before a man attains greatness, he must descend to lowliness.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

Better an hour of happiness in heaven than a life of pleasure on earth.
(Ethics of the Fathers)

Beware the man who has two faces and two hearts.
(Moses ibn Ezra)

Breed not a savage dog, nor permit a loose stairway.
(Talmud)

Ceremonies are no aid to blessedness.
(Baruch Spinoza)

Coming close to a king is like coming close to a lion. Others will be afraid of you, but your fear will also be great.
(Hai Gaon)

Dirty hands are unfit for reciting grace.
(Talmud)

Do not eat before you have fed your animal.
(Talmud)

Do not embitter life today with tomorrow's worry.
(Persian Jewish saying)

Do not judge your fellow man until you have stood in his place.
(Hillel)

Do not laud a man for his good looks, and do not hate a man for his appearance.
(Wisdom of Sirach)

Do not withdraw from the community.
(Hillel)

Don't be too sure of yourself until the day you die.
(Hillel)

Don't live in a city run by scholars.
(Rabbi Akiva)

Each child carries his own blessing into the world.
(Yiddish saying)

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.
(Henry Peter Brougham, Scottish statesman and historian (1778-1868))

Envious wives will ruin their husbands.
(Leviticus Rabbah)

Even a poor man, a recipient of charity, should give charity.
(Talmud)

Every dogma has its day, but ideals are eternal.
(Israel Zangwill)

Every man must strive first for the improvement of his own character, and then of the character of others.
(Moses ibn Ezra)

Everything created by God contains a spark of holiness.
(Baal Shem Tov)

Everything depends on deeds.
(Rabbi Akiva)

Exact no fee for teaching Torah. God gave it gratis.
(Talmud)

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
(Albert Schweitzer)

Experience costs blood.
(Yiddish saying)

Fame always brings loneliness.
(Vicki Baum)

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.
(George Santayana)

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
(Oscar Wilde, British playwright, poet, and novelist (1854-1900))

Fear of God is the gateway of faith.
(Zohar)

For a Jew to cheat a Gentile is worse than cheating a Jew. In addition to breaking the moral law, it brings Jews into a position of contempt.
(Talmud)

For the benefit of the flowers, we water the thorns, too.
(Egyptian Jewish saying)

For the ignorant, old age is winter. For the wise, old age is the harvest season.
(Hassidic saying)

Freedom is the world of joy.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

Fruits take after their roots.
(Abraham ibn Ezra)

Fulfill God's precepts joyfully, just as Israel accepted the Torah at Sinai with joy.
(Judah Hanassi)

Gamblers do not contribute to the public welfare.
(Talmud)

Give me friendship or give me death.
(Talmud)

God decides what shall befall a person, but not whether he will be righteous or evil.
(Talmud)

God is present in every action and in every thought.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

God is with the joyful man. He forsakes the sad man.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

Gold has made many people careless.
(Wisdom of Sirach)

Gold's father is dirt, but it considers itself noble.
(Yiddish saying)

Good deeds are better than credos.
(Ethics of the Fathers)

Good men do not need monuments. Their deeds remain their shrines.
(Talmud)

Gossip is more horrible than a capital crime.
(Talmud)

Gossip kills three people: the bearer, the person talked about, and the listener.
(Numbers Rabbah)

Greatness flees from someone who chases it, and follows whoever flees it.
(Talmud)

Happiness is found in a happy heart.
(Persian Jewish saying)

Haughtiness toward men is rebellion to God.
(Nahmanides)

He who flatters with laughter wants to see you cry.
(Moroccan Jewish saying.)

He who is sorry for having sinned is almost innocent.
(Seneca)

He who is unyielding in a dispute is a sinner.
(Talmud)

He who raises a child is to be called father, not the man who only gave it birth.
(Exodus Rabbah)

He who seeks fame loses his name. Knowledge that does not grow will decrease. He who does not study deserves to die.
(Hillel)

He who sends away his wife is hateful.
(Talmud)

He who sheds blood impairs the divine image.
(Rabbi Akiva)

Holiness toward God and justice toward man usually go together.
(Philo)

Home means one's wife.
(Talmud)

Honest dealing is possible only if one is not striving for wealthy.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

I am below what people say, and above what they think.
(Moses ibn Ezra)

I do not desire happiness if it is an island in a sea of misery.
(Theodor Herzl)

I felt sorry I had no shoes until I saw the man who had no feet.
(Jewish proverb)

I never think of the future -- it comes fast enough.
(Albert Einstein)

Idleness is the mother of famine.
(Tobit)

If anything discreditable be in you, be the first to tell it.
(Talmud)

If God lived on earth, people would knock out all his windows
(Yiddish saying)

If I do not acquire ideals in my youth, when will I? Not in old age.
(Maimonides)

If someone comes to kill you, rise up early and kill him first.
(Talmud)

If someone throws stones at you, throw back bread.
(Yiddish saying)

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
(Abraham Maslow)

If two men claim your help, and one is your enemy, help him first.
(Talmud)

If you do not help a person with trouble, it is as though you have brought trouble to him.
(Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav)

If you know you're going home, the trip is never too hard.
(Chofetz Chaim)

If you sanctify yourself a little, you are sanctified a great deal.
(Talmud)

If you talk too much, you'll talk folly.
(Yiddish saying)

If you wish to live long, don't become famous.
(Baal Shem Tov)

Imagination is more important than knowledge.
(Albert Einstein)

In Judaism there is no vicarious atonement.
(Nahida Remy)

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
(Anne Frank)

In the messianic future, there will be no death,
(Genesis Rabbah)

In the struggle with evil, only faith matters.
(Baal Shem Tov)

In your community, your reputation matters. In a strange place, your clothing counts.
(Talmud)

Intellect is the dividing line between man and beast. It masters natural impulses and subdues passions.
(Solomon ibn Gabirol)

Intelligence means a person who can see implications and arrive at conclusions.
(Talmud)

Israel's mission is to teach the nations of the world that God is the source of all blessing.
(Samson Raphael Hirsch)

Israel's most cherished ideal is the universal brotherhood of mankind.
(Samson Raphael Hirsch)

It is a serious disease to worry over what has not occurred.
(Solomon Ibn Gabirol)

It is as wrong to steal from Esau as from Israel.
(Nahmanides)

It is better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
(Anonymous)

It is cruel not to forgive a person who begs for forgiveness.
(Rashi)

It is forbidden to deceive anyone, Jew or Gentile.
(Talmud)
[Miscellaneous Jewish Sayings]"

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