"Just as your hand, held before the eye, can hide the tallest mountain, so this small earthly life keeps us from seeing the vast radiance that fills the core of the universe." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"From dust you are, and to dust you shall return. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) 3:19
"A woman asked Rabbi Yossi ben Chalafta: “How many days did it take the Lord to create the world?” He answered: “Six.” “And, since then, what has He been doing?” The reply came: “Making marriages.” " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. " ~~ Henry Youngman
"Who guards his mouth preserves his life." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 13:3
"There can be lunacy without love, but is there any great love without a little lunacy?" ~~ Yochanan Tversky
"For children, we tear the world apart." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim
"It is better not to give alms than to give it in public, with embarrassment for the recipient. " ~~ Talmud, Hagiga
"Every people has its own melody…But Israel sings all of them, in order to bring them all to God." ~~ Abraham Yaakov
"Memory sustains man in the world of life." ~~ Samuel David Luzzatto
"It is better to eat herbs and fear no creditors, than eat meat and have to hide from them." ~~ Talmud Pesachim 114a
"Who speaks slander is as one that denies the principle of faith, the existence of God. " ~~ Yalkut Shimoni
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