"The soul is the light of the body." ~~ N. Amram
"The sons of sages are not always sages—so that no one can think Torah is inherited, and so that the sages’ sons do not hold themselves superior to others." ~~ (adapted from) Sayings of the Fathers 2:12
"No individual can be constructed entire without a link with the past." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"Wisdom without action is like a tree without fruit." ~~ Yosef Qinchi
"My mother loved children — she would have given anything if I had been one. " ~~ Groucho Marx
"Not all souls are alike." ~~ Moshe Cordoviero
"In its relations with other nations, those responsible for representing its government in foreign affairs, must proudly assert its Jewish pride and traditions which is certain to enhance the esteem with which Israel will be regarded. " ~~ Rebbe Menachem Schneerson
"The landlessness of the Jewish people has been the source of its malady and tragedy." ~~ Dov Ber Borochov
"Every generation has its own needs and its own truths." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"The man who boasts: “I have naught but the Torah” has not even that." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot
"When a man is made leader of the community, he becomes rich. " ~~ Talmud, Yoma
"Let a father wed his daughter to a scholar, even if he spend all his money on her dowry!" ~~ Tanna Deve Eliyahu R.