Hebrew Letters

Famous quotes containing the words hebrew and/or letters:

    Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
    —Bible: Hebrew Proverbs, 9:17.

    Speech of “a foolish woman” to “him that wanteth understanding.”

    A man who publishes his letters becomes a nudist—nothing shields him from the world’s gaze except his bare skin. A writer, writing away, can always fix himself up to make himself more presentable, but a man who has written a letter is stuck with it for all time.
    —E.B. (Elwyn Brooks)