Memorable Jewish Quotes

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"The mind is like a storehouse, it draws from everything around it."
Maimonides
"In Jewish history, there are no coincidences."
Elie Wiesel
"Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'"
The Talmud
"The world stands on three things: Torah, service to God, and acts of loving-kindness."
Pirkei Avot
"To be a Jew is to be called upon to observe the world with a discerning eye."
Lena Dunham
"In Jewish thought, the humblest of the humble is worthy of creation."
Avot of Rabbi Nathan
"Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence."
Lu Xun
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"The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on."
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul."
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
William James
"Judaism teaches that we should not silence our critics, but rather, listen to them."
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
"We are all responsible for one another."
Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotsk
"It is not enough to be nice; we have to be good."
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
"There is no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end."
Scott Adams
"You shall teach them diligently to your children"
Deuteronomy 6:7
"The opposite of love is not hate; it's indifference."
Elie Wiesel
"Every person must be a king in his own life, so he can uphold the idea of doing good."
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
"Perhaps the greatest work left to all of us is to learn how to live with difference."
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
"To be Jewish is to be rooted in the world’s most desperate moral struggles."
Rabbi Rachel Adler
"Life is like a bicycle; to keep your balance you must keep moving."
Albert Einstein
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"The mind is like a act; it must be used to rise."
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
"Where there is faith, there is no fear."
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
Albert Einstein
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"It is not our job to be successful, it is our job to be faithful."
Mother Teresa
"One who saves a life saves the world entire."
Talmud
"You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."
Pirkei Avot
"He who enjoys his life is a rich man."
Hasidic Saying
"Words create worlds."
Jonah Meyer
"Even the smallest act of caring for another person is like a drop of water—it will make ripples throughout the entire pond."
Jessy and Bryan Matteo
"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? and if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?"
Hillel the Elder
"A dream that is not interpreted is like a letter that is not read."
The Talmud
"The greatest strength is the ability to be strong in the service of love."
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor."
Sholem Aleichem
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"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."
Jewish Proverb
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
Edmund Burke
"If not now, when?"
Hillel the Elder
"People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within."
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
Albert Einstein
"Action is the antidote to despair."
Joan Baez
"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."
Mother Teresa
"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly now. Love mercy now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."
Rabbi Tarfon
"Look around you. Everything changes constantly. Part of being human is accepting that change."
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
Rabbi David ben Yosef Abudraham
"The only thing that lasts longer than a Jewish mother’s love is her advice."
Unknown
"If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans."
Yiddish Proverb
"A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just."
Pope Francis
"Next year in Jerusalem!"
Jewish Tradition
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof."
The Bible, Psalm 24:1
"Do not be afraid, for you will not be ashamed; do not fear, for you will not be disgraced."
The Bible, Isaiah 54:4
"In every generation, a person is obligated to see themselves as if they personally went out of Egypt."
Haggadah
"When a Jew speaks, God listens."
Unknown
"A person who is happy is not because everything is right, but because they are content with what they have."
Unknown
"It is not up to us to finish the work, but neither are we free to desist from it."
Pirkei Avot 2:21
"We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are."
Talmud
"There is no education like adversity."
Benjamin Disraeli
"Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world."
Talmud
"The greatest wisdom is in simplicity."
Maimonides
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Mark Twain
"All Jews are responsible for one another."
Talmud
"You are not required to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."
Pirkei Avot 2:21
"How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise Him!"
The Bible, Psalm 147:1
"A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes."
Mahatma Gandhi
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A person who doesn’t know the history is like a tree without roots."
Unknown
"Where there is faith, there are miracles."
Elie Wiesel
"Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can."
Danny Kaye
"To be a Jew is to be a part of an eternal story, one that has persevered through hardship and triumph."
Anonymous
"In every generation, a person must view himself as if he had come out of Egypt."
Rabbi Tarfon
"The Jewish people have always been a people of hope, moving forward in faith even when tragedy struck."
Elie Wiesel
"When a person dies, they leave behind all the material possessions they accumulated in life, but they take with them the good deeds they performed."
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
"When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed."
Maya Angelou
"The Torah is not a history book. It is a book of life and a guide for living."
Rabbi Stephen Wise
"The greatest gift is the ability to share with others."
Anonymous
"In the place where there are no men, strive to be a man."
Hillel the Elder
"He who saves a single life saves the world entire."
Talmud
"To be a Jew is to have faith, to have hope, and to never give up."
Golda Meir
"A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more hospitable."
The Talmud
"Where there is faith, there is hope."
Anonymous
"We may not be able to choose our circumstances, but we can choose how we respond to them."
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
"The world stands on three things: the Torah, the service of God, and acts of loving-kindness."
Pirkei Avot
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you."
Walt Whitman
"More than the Jewish people have kept the Sabbath, the Sabbath has kept the Jewish people."
Ahad Ha’am
"It is not what you look at that matters, it is what you see."
Henry David Thoreau
"A person who is kind and caring towards others will be rewarded with goodwill in return."
Rabbi Yisroel Salanter
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness."
Chinese Proverb
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."
Viktor Frankl
"As long as the candles are burning, the light will prevail."
Anonymous
"The heart can see what the eye cannot."
Anonymous
"Justice, justice you shall pursue."
Deuteronomy 16:20
"The road to freedom is long and difficult, but we must travel it together."
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
"A nation that forgets its past has no future."
Winston Churchill
"Where there is faith, there is the Holy Land."
Hannah Senesh
"The highest form of wisdom is kindness."
The Talmud
"In every generation, a person is obligated to see himself as if he had come out of Egypt."
Passover Haggadah
"To be a Jew is to be part of a collective memory, a shared culture and a long history of struggle and survival."
Elie Wiesel
"He who saves one life saves the world entire."
Talmud
"Everything has a purpose. And even someone who seems to be harmed by life's hurdles can inspire a deeper understanding."
Miriam Green
"If you will it, it is no dream."
Theodor Herzl
"Even in a world that's being crushed to pieces, the jewels are still planted."
Henrietta Szold
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Albert Einstein
"Let there be no hate in the world. Love your neighbor as yourself."
Rabbi Hillel
"Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire."
Gustav Mahler
"The only thing I have to offer is the truth."
Natan Sharansky
"As long as a person has a soul, he is alive. When his soul leaves him, he is dead."
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
"We may have come on different ships, but we’re all in the same boat now."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"The greater the difficulty, the more important it is to remain steadfast."
Bertrand Russell
"Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart."
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
"The duty of a Jew is to illuminate the darkness."
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Justice, justice shall you pursue."
Deuteronomy 16:20
"No matter how dark the night, somehow the sun rises once again and all shadows are chased away."
Maya Angelou
"A person should not be judged by his or her past, but by his or her future."
Simon Wiesenthal
"God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers."
Yiddish Proverb
"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional."
M. Scott Peck
"In Jewish tradition, a deed has an intrinsic value, greater than mere results."
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
"Great is the truth, but even greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth."
Joseph Roth
"The secret of Jewish survival, is to never give up the hope."
Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik
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