53 Jewish Quotes and Sayings
In this post, you will find amazing Jewish Quotes and Sayings.
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Short Jewish Quotes and Sayings
“Experience is the word people use to call their mistakes.” —Unknown
“In Jewish history there are no coincidences.” —Elie Wiesel
“Charity removes the stain of sin.” —Shneor Zalman
“What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your tongue.” —Jewish Proverb
“If life doesn’t change for the better, wait, and it will change for the worse.” —Unknown
“Common sense is strengthened by joy.” —Nachman of Breslov
“Do not be wise in words – be wise in deeds.” —Jewish Proverb
“Send a fool to close the shutters and he’ll close them all over town.” —Yiddish-proverb
“There are no problems, only opportunities for growth.” —Dena Weinberg
“Time is rare and precious and money cannot buy it.” —Jacob Emden
“A wise man hears one word and understands two.” —Edgar Allan Poe
“Faith is not only in the heart; it should be put into words.” —Nachman of Breslov
“Life’s not as good with money as it is bad without it.” —Unknown
“When the spirit shines, even foggy skies make pleasant light.” —Abraham Isaac Kook
“Seek the good in everyone, and reveal it, bring it forth.” —Nachman of Breslov
“What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth.” —Jewish Proverb
“A half truth is a whole lie.” —Yiddish-proverb
“The dignity is in the worker, not in the job.” —Howard Fast
“Good men need no recommendation and bad men it wouldn’t help.” —Jewish Proverb
“God gave man two ears and one mouth, so listen more and talk less.” —Unknown
“All new beginnings require that you unlock a new door.” —Nachman of Breslov
“First mend yourself, and then mend others.” —Jewish Proverb
“Real love takes work. You have to be willing to make the effort.” —Noah Weinberg
“The good will is all – and all the talents are ways to fulfill it.” —Abraham Isaac Kook
“Charity with a smile shows the donor’s character.” —Nachman of Breslov
Jewish Quotes and Sayings
“If you don’t know what you’re living for, you haven’t yet lived.” —Rabbi Noah Weinberg
“The best minister is the human heart; the best teacher is time; the best book is the world; the best friend is God.” —Yiddish Proverb
“Those who are pure of heart find new thoughts whenever they meditate.” —Nachman of Breslov
“A bad partner is worse than rain — the latter makes you go home, while the former makes you go outside.” —Unknown
“If we do not help a man in trouble, it is as if we caused the trouble.” —Nachman of Breslov
“Because dying for God is a higher pleasure. than living without Him.” —Noah Weinberg
“If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow?” —Nachman of Breslov
“The only thing that is going to save mankind is if enough people live their lives for something or someone other than themselves.” —Leon Uris
“I don’t need you to agree with me, I need you to care about me!” —Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
“He who has no confidence utters falsehoods, and he who utters falsehoods has no confidence.” —Nachman of Breslov
“I’m Jewish. I don’t work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor.” —Joan Rivers
“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent.” —Rabbi A.Y. Kook
“You are wherever your thoughts are, make sure your thoughts are where you want to be.” —Nachman of Breslov
“The greatest Jewish tradition is to laugh. The cornerstone of Jewish survival has always been to find humor in life.” —Jerry Seinfeld
“If I am I because you are you, and you are you because I am I, then I am not I and you are not you. But if I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you.” —Rabbi Menachem Mendel
“No matter how bad things get, you’ve got to go on living, even if it kills you.” —Sholem Aleichem
“Beyond being Jewish, I’ve always found myself to be very much in tune with spirituality.” —Paula Abdul
“The prosperity of a country can be seen simply in how it treats its old people.” —Nachman of Breslov
Top Ten Jewish Quotes and Sayings
Here you will find top ten Jewish Quotes and Sayings selected by our team.
- “If you don’t know what you’re living for, you haven’t yet lived.” —Rabbi Noah Weinberg
- “The best minister is the human heart; the best teacher is time; the best book is the world; the best friend is God.” —Yiddish Proverb
- “He who has no confidence utters falsehoods, and he who utters falsehoods has no confidence.” —Nachman of Breslov
- “When the spirit shines, even foggy skies make pleasant light.” —Abraham Isaac Kook
- “First mend yourself, and then mend others.” —Jewish Proverb
- “The greatest Jewish tradition is to laugh. The cornerstone of Jewish survival has always been to find humor in life.” —Jerry Seinfeld
- “A wise man hears one word and understands two.” —Edgar Allan Poe
- “The only thing that is going to save mankind is if enough people live their lives for something or someone other than themselves.” —Leon Uris
- “If life doesn’t change for the better, wait, and it will change for the worse.” —Unknown
- “You are wherever your thoughts are, make sure your thoughts are where you want to be.” —Nachman of Breslov
