"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
"Do not accustom your lips to utter oaths!" ~~ Ben Sira 23:9
"Charity equals all the other commandments. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character. " ~~ Oscar Levant
"A gate once widened stays wide." ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Whoso sees the dead and does not follow the bier is as one that scoffs at the poor." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"The soul is the light of the body." ~~ N. Amram
"A man should eat and drink less than he can afford to, dress as well and as much as he can afford to, and lavish more on his wife. " ~~ Talmud, Chullin
"The gates of prayer are never closed. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) R.
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