"The wise do not rest either in this world or in the world to come [for they always strive for greater wisdom]." ~~ [adapted from] Talmud, Berakot 64a
"Some men are stupid: they stand up to honor a Holy Scroll, but do not rise to honor a sage." ~~ Talmud Makkot 22b
"Truth is the seal of God." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"Great is repentance, for it reaches the Throne of Glory;… for it brings Redemption;…for it lengthens a man’s life." ~~ Talmud, Yoma
"If you talk too much, you talk nonsense." ~~ Maamar Mordecai
"If you but will it, it is no fairy tale. If you will it, it is not a dream." ~~ Theodor Herzl
"There is no worse death than death by hunger.," ~~ Mekhilta
"Children without a childhood are tragic." ~~ Mendele Mocher Sefarim
"Jerusalem was destroyed just because school-children were kept from their classrooms." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"To correct a single lie, one has to tell several. " ~~ Shevet Yehudah
"Who declines to endow a scholar with his worldly goods will see no blessing." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"I can’t listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland." ~~ Woody Allen
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