"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
"A graceful spot lends grace to those that dwell in it." ~~ Talmud, Sota
"Israel will be redeemed only for Sabbath’s sake. " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.
"The man who divorces is not in the same situation as a woman divorced." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot
"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing. " ~~ Phyllis Diller
"A teacher should give his pupil opportunity for independent practice without suggestions from himself, and thus set upon him the stamp of indelible memory in its purest form." ~~ Philo
"What you think of others tells us what they think of you." ~~ Moses Ibn Ezra
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. " ~~ Anne Frank
"If a man cannot control his temper, how much less can he control others?" ~~ (adapted from) Ibn Gabirol
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