"Three things were given as a gift to the world: the Torah, the stars and rain. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"The Lord sees not as Man sees: Man looks on the outward appearance, but He looks on the heart. " ~~ First Samuel (Shmuel 1) 16:7
"If you are a man of the sword, you can’t claim to be a man of the book; and if you are a man of the book, you will not be a man of the sword." ~~ Talmud, Avodah Zarah 17b
"Torah should lead to good deeds, not only to faith, not only good intentions." ~~ Elijah Dellmedigo
"How long are we required to study Torah? Until the day of our death…Some of Israel’s wisest men were woodchoppers, others drawers of water, some even blind men—and all of them studied Torah day and night." ~~ Maimonides, Mishneh Torah
"You shall not close your hand against your needy kinsman. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 15:7
"When two men sit together and fail to discuss Torah—lo! there is the seat of the scornful. But when two men do discuss Torah, the Holy Spirit rests on them." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 3:2
"Who denies idolatry is as one that avows the Torah entire." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin
"The first man knew it not perfectly, neither will the last search it thoroughly; for its understanding is wider than the sea and its counsel deeper than the abyss. [Torah] " ~~ Ben Sira 24: 28,29
"Teach your children letters, that they may have understanding all their life, reading unceasingly the law of God." ~~ Apocrypha: Patriarchs, Levi
"Tradition is a fence for the Torah." ~~ Avot 3:13
"If a man does not pursue the words of the Law, they will not pursue him." ~~ Midrash Mishle
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