"A lot of wine is harmful but a little is good." ~~ Derekh Eretz R.
"Arrange the ordinances in order, like a set table." ~~ Akiba, Mekilta
"Who withholds a law from his pupil robs him of his inheritance." ~~ Rab (Abba Arika)
"Patience can and will always be based on reciprocity." ~~ Theodor Herzl
"A woman may change the color of her hair, but not her character." ~~ Ben Shlomo Immanuel
"The mouth is a door, and should be kept closed." ~~ Bahya Ben Asher
"The sons of sages are not always sages—so that no one can think Torah is inherited, and so that the sages’ sons do not hold themselves superior to others." ~~ (adapted from) Sayings of the Fathers 2:12
"It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs. " ~~ Albert Einstein
"Boys should be given bread, old men—oil, babies—honey." ~~ Talmud, Yoma
"You want me to teach you the whole Torah? This is its basic principle: What is hateful to yourself do not do to your fellow man. If you want no one to harm you, do not harm him; if you want no one to take what is yours, do not take from him what is his." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan, 27a
"Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease or major motion picture star. If your child simply grows up to be someone who does not use the word “collectible” as a noun, you can consider yourself an unqualified success. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz
"It is a wise man that admits the truth." ~~ Avot 5:7
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