"God uses a man’s good deeds as seeds to plant trees in Paradise: in this way every man creates his own Paradise." ~~ The Mezeritzer Rabbi
"A man is lucky if his wife, his studies and his livelihood all come from his own town." ~~ Midrash Mishle
"Who studies gladly for a single hour will learn vastly more than one who studies glumly for hours on end. " ~~ Chaim of Valozhin
"We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
"The desire of procreation is itself blind and needs the faithful guide, which is love." ~~ Max Nordau
"When the shepherd blunders, his flock blunders after him." ~~ Midrash Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer, 42
"If you have a fine meal, enjoy it in a good light." ~~ Talmud, Yoma 74b
"The virtue of angels is that they cannot deteriorate; their flaw is that they cannot improve. Humanity’s flaw is that we can deteriorate; but our virtue is that we can improve. " ~~ Hasidic Proverb
"Charity is as potent for atonement as the altar." ~~ Johanan b. Zakkai
"If you do not respect your parents, your children will not respect you." ~~ Guide of the Perplexed
"There are two kinds of speakers: one that we know in advance all that he is going to say and the other that even after he finishes his speech one does not know what he said." ~~ Samuel Joseph Agnon
"More than Israel has preserved the Sabbath, the Sabbath has preserved Israel." ~~ Achad Ha’am
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