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"The world exists for the sake of kindness." ~~ Rashi

"Better to get from God by the spoonful than from Man by the bushel." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"To be a critic is easier than to be an author." ~~ Traditional Proverb

"Ten enemies cannot do a man the harm that he can do himself." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"The soul is the Lord’s candle." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 20:27

"A single fool may ask questions which even a thousand Sages cannot answer." ~~ Jacob Emden

"A man must walk in the middle of the path and stray neither to this side nor that. [Choose the golden mean!]" ~~ Tosefta

"If a man means to kill you, stike first!" ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"Every river has its own course." ~~ Talmud, Chullin

"Do not make the fence more important than what it fences in! " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.

"Water wears stones away and jewels a woman’s heart. " ~~ Ashman

"Since it cannot be done, let it be!" ~~ Talmud, Pessachim