"Pray for political stability, for if not for fear of the government men would swallow each other alive." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 3:1
"1948, a year of uniqueness and blessing, which will shine always upon the life of every one of us, and its light will blaze in Jewish history for ever and ever." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"We must always hold the reins of the animal within us." ~~ The Chofetz Chaim
"A man who marries a decent woman is as though he fulfilled all the Torah’s behests." ~~ Yalkut Ruth
"A wifeless man is not a man." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot
"If you see a generation drowning in a sea of troubles, go forth and consider what the judges of Israel do!" ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"The Holy Temple was destroyed because of baseless hatred." ~~ Talmud, Yoma
"You do not take examples from a situation of emergency." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Sukkah
"The division of Judaism into “Orthodox,” “Conservative,” “Reform,” etc., is artificial. For all Jews have one and the same Torah, given by the one and same G-d, though there are more observant Jews and less observant Jews. To tag on a label does not, of course, change the reality of Jewish essence." ~~ Rebbe Menachem Schneerson
"Don’t use the chutzpa of a beggar as an excuse for not helping him." ~~ Rabbi Shmelke of Nickelsburg
"Everything is good—in its time." ~~ (based on) Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
"There is but one step between me and death. " ~~ First Samuel (Shmuel 1) 20:3
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