The Jewish Wisdom Database

The virtue of angels is that they cannot deteriorate; their flaw is that they cannot improve. Humanity's flaw is that we can deteriorate; but our virtue is that we can improve.

The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.

The man who cannot survive bad times will not see good times.

If you carry your own lantern, you will endure the dark.

The man who thinks he can live without others is mistaken; the one who thinks others can't live without him is even more deluded.

To love God truly, you must first love man. And if anyone tells you that he loves God but does not love his fellow man, he is lying.

God knows that the best synagogue is the human heart.

For the ignorant, old age is winter; for the learned, old age is the harvest.

Man is endowed by nature with two eyes: one to see his neighbors' virtues, the other to see his own faults.

Those who chase happiness run away from contentment.