"Whoso remembers the blemishes of others is the one himself blemished. " ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"Who knows how to speak well will know how to keep silent, but not all who know how to keep silent know how to speak well." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"What is the worst sickness? A bad neighbor." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"Moral preachings will avail nothing to the unintelligent." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"Wisdom is the finest pedigree." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"The eye of the needle is not too narrow for two friends and the vastness of the world not enough for two enemies." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"Faith is the essence of Torah." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"When you are asked a question and do not know what to answer, be not ashamed to say: “I know not!”" ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"Bear the truth even if it be bitter!" ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"Two things will never mix: a good heart and stinginess." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"Humiliate yourself so that God may raise you up!" ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"Friends are of three kinds: one like food which one cannot do without; one like medicine which you may need now and then; and one like pestilence which no one needs at all." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim