"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
"What do you call the grandchildren of intermarried Jews? Christians." ~~ Milton Himmelfarb
"Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious." ~~ Baal Shem Tov
"Instead of being annoyed with roses that have thorns, you should marvel at thorns encircled by roses." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do." ~~ Barbara Walters
"Man was given two ears and one tongue, so that he may listen more than speak." ~~ Hasdai, Ben ha-Melekh ve-ha-Nazir
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