"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
"If you do a man a favor, do not regard it as a debt he must repay!" ~~ Mishle Shua’lim
"Who sings in this world will sing also in the next. " ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"Woe to the man who says “Peace be upon my soul!” and does not join the community in its hour of trouble." ~~ Shevet Musar
"If, after eating, you do not walk four cubits before bed, your food will stay undigested." ~~ Rashi
"One of the virtues which distinguish the Jewish people is that they honor those that love them." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"Better a little with fear of the Lord, than great treasure and turmoil." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 15:16
"Even a child makes himself known by his acts. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 20:11
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