"Our task today is harder than Moses’; he had only to deliver Israel from one Egypt, we must deliver it from many." ~~ Manachem Ussishkin
"God appeared unto Abram and said: “Unto thy seed will I give this land.” " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) 12:7
"A passage from Scripture can yield many meanings, just as a hammer splits one rock into many fragments." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin 34a
"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy. " ~~ Sam Levenson
"The secret things belong unto the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever. [Deuteronomy (Devarim) 29:28]—The trouble is that even the revealed things are unseen by us. " ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"A wise man incapable of resigning himself to his destiny is not wise." ~~ Jacob Klatzkin
"There are a thousand ways to do injustice without breaking a single law." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"The wise are pleased when they discover truths; fools are pleased when they discover falsehoods." ~~ [adapted from] Ibn Gabirol
"One fool breeds many." ~~ Jacob Emden
"My friend is he who will tell me my faults, in private." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"A husband should be at pains to treat his wife with respect (…not to hurt his wife’s feelings)." ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia
"While sinning, repent!" ~~ Ben Sira 18:21
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