"What is the good way to which a man may cleave? Rabbi Eleazar said: “A good heart.”" ~~ Avot 2:9
"If you throw up a stone, it will fall back on your head." ~~ Ben Sira 27:25
"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
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