"There were no days as glorious for the people of Israel as the fifteenth of Av [the Hebrew Month] and as Yom Kippur, when the daughters of Jerusalem would come outside with borrowed white garments and dance in the vineyards. " ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit 26b
"The desire of the righteous is only good. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 11:23
"A healthy man instinctively loves life." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"What does usury resemble? A man bitten by a snake who does not feel the bite until the swelling starts. " ~~ Exodus (Shmot) R.
"The wastebasket is a writer’s best friend. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
"If you are twenty and still celibate, you will be thinking of sin all your days." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin
"A wifeless man exists without joy, without blessing or boon." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Yevamot
"A rich man is wise in his own eyes. " ~~ Proverbs 28:11
"The fool always jumps in front." ~~ Talmud, Megillah
"Not to teach your son to work is like teaching him to steal." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin 29a
"If you do not pity your friend, nobody will pity you." ~~ Tanchuma
"Silence is better than being wrong." ~~ Musar Hapilosophim
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