"To seek perfection in property or health or character is not a worthy goal, nor a proper cause of pride and glory; the knowledge of God is true wisdom, and is the only perfection man should seek." ~~ Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed 3:53
"Every day many a miracle happens to the sons of Israel; were it not for God’s miracles, we should—Heaven forbid!—have perished long ago." ~~ Yonatan Eibschutz
"Truth is the tree of life, and from it you will eat all your days." ~~ Sefer Hachinuch
"To rob one’s fellow of a penny may be as bad as robbing him of his life. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Kamma, 119a
"To die now is no heroism; it is heroism to live. " ~~ K. Zetnic
"Whoso casts a stone at a bird will frighten it away; and whoso abuses a friend will estrange affection." ~~ Ben Sira 22:23
"Friendship is man’s greatest gift." ~~ Moses Ibn Ezra
"Worries go down better with soup than without." ~~ Traditional Proverb
"Study is worth as much as ritual sacrifice." ~~ (adapted from) Talmud, Menahot 110a
"For the ignorant, old age is winter; for the learned, old age is the harvest." ~~ Hasidic Proverb
"Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz
"Tradition is a fence for the Torah." ~~ Avot 3:13
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