"Warm yourself at the fire of the Sages!" ~~ Avot 2:10
"The words of the Torah are compared to water, wine, and milk (Isaiah 55:1), because just as these are kept only in the simplest of vessels, so the Holy Words are preserved in the humblest of men." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit 7a
"Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. " ~~ Henry A. Kissinger
"It is enough that our wives bring up our children and save us from sin." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot
"All cobblers go barefoot. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Let your friends be many but your confidant only one in a thousand!" ~~ Ben Sira 6:6
"One does not wage war, whether profane or holy, before one offers peace, as it is written [Deuteronomy (Devarim) 20:10]—When you come near a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it! " ~~ Rambam
"A tent cannot stand without pegs and cord, and Israel cannot stand without scholars." ~~ Seder Eliyahu R.
"A house divided against itself will be destroyed at the end." ~~ Derekh Eretz Zuta
"If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, water to drink! " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 25:21
"If there is no truth, there is no mercy." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"Don’t be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don’t be bitter, lest you be spewed out." ~~ Traditional Proverb
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