"The sons of sages are not always sages—so that no one can think Torah is inherited, and so that the sages’ sons do not hold themselves superior to others." ~~ (adapted from) Sayings of the Fathers 2:12
"Man does not live by bread alone. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 8:3
"The principal of the eternity of Torah bestows upon us the promise that it is possible to study Torah and to observe it not only at home or in the ghetto but everywhere in the world, be it the modern home, the laboratory, the campus or the industrial plant, in public as well as in private life. " ~~ Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik
"Men who see Torah collapsing should have their eyes examined." ~~ The Chofetz Chaim
"The study of Torah outweighs all sacrifices." ~~ Talmud, Menahoth 110a
"The only free man is he who engages in the study of Torah." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 4:9
"The man who boasts: “I have naught but the Torah” has not even that." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot
"Science, though it seems to waste Torah, actually confirms and clarifies it." ~~ The Koretser Rabbi
"Just as a man does not blush to ask his friend to give him water, so he should not be ashamed to ask a younger man to teach him Torah." ~~ Tanchuma
"God is a true unity without any parts whatever." ~~ Rambam
"The whole world is nothing more than a singing and a dancing before the Holy One, blessed be He. Every Jew is a singer before Him, and every letter in the Torah is a musical note." ~~ Nathan b. Naphtali Herz
"The Law is illumination." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 6:23
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