Memorable Famous Jewish Quotes

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"In Jewish history there are no coincidences."
Elie Wiesel
"The righteous of all nations, great and small, are all Israel."
Isaac Luria
"A person is a person because they recognize others as persons."
Desmond Tutu
"Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others."
Brene Brown
"The greatest lesson of the Holocaust is that we must never be indifferent to suffering."
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"The Jewish vision of the world is one of justice that requires respectful engagement and dialogue."
David Hartman
"The most beautiful thing in the world is to see and hear a child. It is better than to see and hear the most beautiful woman."
Anne Frank
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"To be a Jew is to be a part of the greatest spiritual civilization in the world."
Elie Wiesel
"In every generation, we are required to see ourselves as if we had come out of Egypt."
Haggadah
"The more you are in the community, the more you are able to have an individual inner life."
Ariel Burgess
"In the Jewish tradition, laughter is a component of study."
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
"To be a Jew means to take part in the great dialogue of life; to question and challenge, to seek and respond."
Simon Wiesenthal
"Judaism teaches us to be involved in the world, to repair the world, and to make it a better place."
Dan Brown
"Good deeds are worth more than birth."
Talmud
"We need to be courageous and stand for our values, even when it is difficult."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"The essence of Judaism is the quest for justice."
Louis Brandeis
"Jewish identity is something that comes from the heart."
Amos Oz
"A nation is not made by what it does, but by what it remembers."
David Ben-Gurion
"The most important thing is not that we don’t stumble, but how we get up after we’ve fallen."
Rabbi Abraham Twerski
"Seek peace and pursue it."
Psalm 34:14
"Let me tell you something, we are all part of the same family – the human family."
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
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"Everything is a matter of the heart."
Sefat Emet
"Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly."
Mohandas Gandhi
"You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."
Pirkei Avot
"The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings."
Ecclesiastes 12:11
"The greatest gift of the Scriptures is that they reveal the great thoughts of God to the human mind."
Martin Buber
"In every generation, a person is obligated to see themselves as if they personally had gone out of Egypt."
Haggadah
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge."
Bertrand Russell
"You are not required to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."
Pirkei Avot
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow."
Hillel the Elder
"Whoever saves a life saves the world entire."
Talmud
"Justice, justice shall you pursue,"
Deuteronomy 16:20
"A person who is a wise leader does not rely on his own wisdom, but rather on the wisdom of the people."
Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
"He who is not a servant to his people is not fit to be a leader."
Chesed L'Avraham
"The soul of Israel is one soul, and one cannot be strong or weak without all the others."
Mordecai Kaplan
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"Listen to the voice of the people, for they speak the truth."
Rabbi Yitzhak
"Each of us bears the responsibility for one another."
Rabbi Moshe Cordovero
"Hope is the essence of Jewish identity."
Elie Wiesel
"Never again will we forget, never again will we allow the world to forget."
Elie Wiesel
"A little bit of light dispels a lot of darkness."
Ba'al Shem Tov
"A righteous person knows the life of their animal."
Proverbs 12:10
"Peace does not mean the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"No matter how much suffering you go through, never lose hope."
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
"Conversation is the foundation of democracy."
Stephen L. Carter
"The highest purpose of education is to be responsible to oneself and to the community."
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself."
John Dewey
"He who is filled with wisdom is filled with fear."
Proverbs 1:7
"Tzedakah (charity) is not an act of kindness; it is a moral obligation."
Jewish Proverb
"To be a Jew is to be a human being."
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
George Orwell
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
Edmund Burke
"He who saves a single life saves the world entire."
Talmud
"The higher the social class, the less essential the education."
Karl Marx
"When the heart is full, the mouth overflows."
Talmud
"Life is not a dream. It is a struggle."
Isaac Bashevis Singer
"Think good and it will be good."
Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."
William Shakespeare
"The world is a very dangerous place, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
Albert Einstein
"To be awake is to be alive."
Henry David Thoreau
"There is no happiness without freedom, and no freedom without happiness."
Theodore Herzl
"When a person is in trouble, and no one else can help, then God sends a Jew."
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
"We must adapt the tools of our times to our values."
Shimon Peres
"Every deed of kindness is a light in the world."
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
"Action is the antidote to despair."
Joan Baez
"To be Jewish is to be a part of the tragedy of history and the triumph of survival."
Elie Wiesel
"One who saves a life, it is as if he has saved an entire world."
Talmud
"Education is not merely a way to earn a living; it is a way to make a life."
Aharon Appelfeld
"Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future."
Elie Wiesel
"Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind."
Abba Eban
"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members."
Coretta Scott King
"Only that which can be done together can be done at all."
Yehuda Amichai
"A person is a person no matter how small."
Dr. Seuss
"Life is a gift, and it’s up to us to give it meaning."
Maxine Hong Kingston
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
"Just as the ancients were brought to the same table to eat together, so too must we gather together in unity to repair the world."
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
"The greatest gift you can give your children is not your riches, but revealing to them their own."
Sholem Aleichem
"In every generation, each person must see themselves as if they had personally come out of Egypt."
Haggadah
"You don’t have to be a genius or a visionary or even a graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream."
Michael Bloomberg
"The nice thing about being a Jew is that you are invited to the world’s greatest party: being alive."
Simon Schama
"Where there is a spark of faith, a spark of hope will be born."
Elie Wiesel
"The key to Jewish survival is to learn, teach, and practice love."
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"We must not allow our creative expression to become diminished; instead, we must embrace our ability to redefine ourselves through our art."
Chaim Potok
"We must never forget that our intentions and our actions shape the world around us."
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Every person is a world. This is the essence of Tikkun Olam, the repairing of the world."
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
"Hope is a waking dream."
Aristotle
"Love your neighbor as yourself."
Leviticus 19:18
"The highest form of wisdom is kindness."
The Talmud
"To be a Jew is to say I am responsible for the world."
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
"A little faith will bring your soul to heaven; a great faith will bring heaven to your soul."
C. S. Lewis
"There is no Jewish story without the golden threads of community and collective identity."
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
"Seek justice, not charity; seek justice, not charity."
The Talmud
"We are all human beings. We are all children of God. We are all created in His image."
Hannah Arendt
"When we give, we are really giving ourselves to the world."
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
"You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."
Malcolm X
"When we go through an experience that shakes us, we must remember; our purpose in life is revealed through our response."
Elie Wiesel
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Albert Einstein
"We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone."
Ronald Reagan
"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Victor Hugo
"The greatest gift is a portion of thyself."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world."
Talmud
"In every generation, a person is obligated to see themselves as if they had personally come out of Egypt."
Haggadah
"A person who is in love is a person who is in turmoil."
Gabriel García Márquez
"I don’t like people who take drugs.... Customs are very important; they help you to keep your balance."
Shalom Auslander
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference."
Elie Wiesel
"It is not your job to be liked. It is your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway."
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
"Turn your wounds into wisdom."
Oprah Winfrey
"We are not permitted to despair."
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Do not be afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact."
William James
"What the world needs now is love, sweet love."
Jackie DeShannon
"You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you."
Mary Tyler Moore
"The whole world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is to have no fear at all."
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
"If you will it, it is no dream."
Theodor Herzl
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
Soren Kierkegaard
"As long as there are people, there will be dance."
Chava Rosenfarb
"Hope is not a guarantee for tomorrow but a possibility for today."
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
"The learning of a language is a wonderful way to introduce a young person to the world society."
Isaac Bashevis Singer
"The greatest mitzvah you can do is to learn from a mistake."
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"This too shall pass."
Talmud
"A man’s character is his fate."
Heraclitus
"Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty."
Psalms
"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"There is no greater joy than the joy of learning."
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
"In times of trouble, it is better to have a friend than to be rich."
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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