"Wisdom is better than jewels." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 8:11
"One man’s candle is light for many." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"Where there’s music, pour not out talk." ~~ Apocrypha: Ben Sira
"What man can live and never behold death?" ~~ Psalms/Tehillim 89:49
"As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes. " ~~ Mel Brooks
"A meal without salt is no meal." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"He who closes his ear against the cry of the poor will himself one day call and not be heard." ~~ [based on] Proverbs (Mishle)
"The first condition a community should set, if it aspires to be a nation, is to own the land whereon it lives, and supply its own needs." ~~ Max Nordau
"When you come to a city, follow its customs." ~~ Midrash, Exodus R. 47
"To him who has the means and refuses the needy, the Holy One says: Bear in mind, fortune is a wheel!" ~~ Nachman
"A man is easily cajoled, not so the woman. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"Just as a small log may set fire to a large one, so do smaller scholars sharpen the wits of sages." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
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