"Wine cannot stay sweet in gold and silver vessels, but only in cheap earthenware; in the same way, the words of the Torah will keep only with the man who makes himself lowly." ~~ Sifre Deuteronomy, Ekeb 48
"The complacency of fools is their undoing." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 1:32
"One dies in perfect prosperity, wholly at ease and secure. . .Another in bitterness of soul, with never a taste of good. " ~~ Job (Iyov) 21:23-25
"All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." ~~ Paul Simon
"Jerusalem is like a city that people are friendly together; a city in which all [the people of] Israel are friends when the tribes ascend there for the pilgrimage. " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Hagiga 3
"Your enemy’s enemy is your friend." ~~ Ladino Proverb
"God will accept repentance for all sins except one: giving another man a bad name." ~~ Zohar
"Deeds of kindness weigh as much as all the commandments." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Peah 1:1
"It is easier to take a Jew out of exile than to take exile out of the Jew." ~~ Shemaryahu Levin
"Wealth brings anxiety, but wisdom leads to peace of mind." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"The elephant is frightened of the gnat." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"Money drives its owner frantic." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
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