"When betrothal is brief, the marriage lasts long." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"Half repentance does not achieve even half its purpose." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"The secret things belong unto the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever. [Deuteronomy (Devarim) 29:28]—The trouble is that even the revealed things are unseen by us. " ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"Gifts are debts." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"No compass will avail him that has no conscience. " ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"A time to keep silence and a time to silence others." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"There are many devices in the heart of a man but what a woman decides is the wish of God." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"When the nerves yell, the wit is silenced." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"Fear and hope must not be overestimated." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"If he were as wise as he is foolish, he would be among the gtreat Sages of his time." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"Everything done by stealth is suspect." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"The way from Paradise to Hell is very short, the way back: impossible. " ~~ Reuven Alcalay