The Jewish Wisdom Database

Let bygones be bygones!

The Day of Atonement atones not for sins of man against man, until the sinner makes his peace with his victim.

Do not ask the doctor, ask the patient!

Eating induces sleep.

Unreasoning hatred is as bad as three sins: idolatry, incest and bloodshed.

If a man sanctifies himself a little, he will be sanctified much.

A home not made for springtime and for rainy days is none.

Boys should be given bread, old men---oil, babies---honey.

When a man is made leader of the community, he becomes rich.

Who says, 'I shall sin and repent, I shall sin and repent', repentance will not be vouchsafed him.

Great is repentance, for it reaches the Throne of Glory;... for it brings Redemption;...for it lengthens a man's life.

This world would have been created even for one righteous man.

The Lord saw that the righteous are few and so dispersed them through all the generations.

No righteous man passes away before one like him is created.

The Holy Temple was destroyed because of baseless hatred.