Great Throughts Treasury

"Palestine is destined to be the centre of the globe."

"Of the many that go to sea, most return, only a small percentage are lost. Also of those who plunge into the sea of matrimony most are happy, and only a small number are misalliances."

"Marriage conventions and agreements are not to be arranged without the consent of both parties to the contract, and the man is to pay the costs."

"Poverty is man's greatest affliction."

"Once a man, twice a child."

"Slander no one, whether brother or not thy brother, whether a Jew or not a Jew."

"The fact that we awake from sleep is some evidence for the resurrection."

"So great is peace that one of the Names of the Holy One, Blessed be He, is 'Peace'."

"The following tend to make a man prematurely old: Fear, war, trouble from his children, or a shrew of a wife."

"The heathen stands by his god. (Gen xli. 1) The Jewish G-d stands by his people. (Gen xxviii. 13)"

"The poor are styled as "G-d's own.""

"The progeny of man is reckoned from his father's and not from his mother's family."

"The Jewish people will be redeemed through tribulations, through repentance and through the merits of our forefathers."

"There is not an evil that fails to bring benefit to someone."

"The wicked make no resistance, but abandon themselves to their evil inclination."

"When a king dies, long live the king. When a wise man dies it is not always an easy matter to replace him."

"Where wine goes in, intellect comes out, as well as secrets."

"Wisdom is granted by G-d to him who already possess knowledge, not to the ignorant."

"When the poor stand at your door, remember that their Maker stands at their right hand and consider it a high privilege for you to help them."

"When the Jewish people become unified prepare yourselves for the redemption."

"Woman attains discretion at an earlier age than man."