"Even if all of a slander is not believed, half of it is." ~~ Midrash Genesis R. 56:4
"Virtue bears its fruits." ~~ Midrash Tehillim
"As everyone treads on dust, so does every nation tread on Israel; but dust lasts longer than metal, and so shall Israel outlast the others." ~~ Midrash Genesis R. 41:9
"As you teach, you learn." ~~ Midrash Tehillim
"One should respect one’s father-in-law like one’s own father." ~~ Midrash Tehillim
"Who tells his friend’s secret sheds blood." ~~ Midrash Gadol Ugdula
"Sand mixed in bread injures the teeth: so will those who persecute Israel suffer for it." ~~ (adapted from) Midrash Pesikta
"Happiness is the one good thing that all long for." ~~ Midrash Shmuel
"Avraham called it Yireh (See) as it says [in the Scriptures], “And Avraham called the name of that place Yireh Hashem” (See God). Shem called it Shalem (Complete) as it says “And Malki Tzedek, King of Shalem.” The Holy One, Blessed be He said “I will call it Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) like both of them called it – Yireh, Shalem – Yerushalayim. " ~~ Midrash, Bereshit Raba 56
"The talebearer destroys three persons: himself, the listener and the victim." ~~ Midrash Tehillim
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