"It is beyond man’s power to explain the prosperity of the wicked, or the troubles of the good." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 3:16
"Rather death than dishonor." ~~ Toldot Yitzchak
"To break the barrel and keep its wine. [You cannot eat your cake and have it.]" ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Woe to him that builds mansions for the body and not for the soul." ~~ A. Hacohen
"Nothing is given more lavishly than advice." ~~ Joshua Steinberg
"Modesty is a great thing, for Moses our Leader was endowed with it. " ~~ Midrash Gadol Ugdulah
"A man without grace is as a tale out of season." ~~ Ben Sira 20:14
"One sinner destroys much good. " ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 9:17
"A man without self-control is like a city stormed and its walls shattered." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 25:28
"The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference. " ~~ Elie Wiesel
"A good intention is accounted as a good deed. If a man intends to perform a good deed but is prevented from doing so, he is to be treated as though he has done it. " ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin
"Who hates mankind is as one that hates the Lord God." ~~ Pesiqta Zotarth
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