"No man is born a scholar." ~~ Eliezer Steinman
"Music evokes he spirit of prophecy." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"When a father is quick-tempered, his children are confused." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"A drunkard who prays is as though he worships idols." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"There is no finer heritage than morality." ~~ Shlomo Molcho
"Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it. " ~~ Danny Kaye
"It is better to be humble with the lowly than to share spoils with the proud." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 16:19
"Nature is saturated with melody; heaven and earth are full of song." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"If you wish to rule over your soul, hand it to your intellect!" ~~ Shmuel Hanagid
"Why was the Torah likened unto water? As water leaves a high place and flows to a low one, the Torah, too, rests only among those whose mind is humble." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"No man is wise without books. " ~~ Gevul Binyamin
"Man is endowed by nature with two eyes: one to see his neighbors’ virtues, the other to see his own faults." ~~ Hasidic Proverb