"Flattery is permissible only to promote peace." ~~ The Koretser Rabbi
"You”ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. " ~~ Golda Meir
"Being ashamed of oneself is not like being ashamed of others." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life!" ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 4:23
"Godfearingness will keep you far from sin." ~~ Ben Sira 1:21
"A clown may be first in the kingdom of heaven, if he has helped lessen the sadness of human life." ~~ Rabbi Baroka in Talmud
"The begger is hungry and does not know it." ~~ Talmud, Megillah
"Not the cardplayer pays the penalty but only the man who knows not how to play, yet does." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"The light of a candle is useful when it precedes you; it is useless when it trails behind." ~~ Bahya Ben Asher
"It is not the place that honors its man, but the man that honors his place." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"We must always hold the reins of the animal within us." ~~ The Chofetz Chaim
"Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate you. Rebuke a wise man and he will love you!" ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 9:8
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