"The mouth is a door, and should be kept closed." ~~ Bahya Ben Asher
"It is a wise man that admits the truth." ~~ Avot 5:7
"A graceful spot lends grace to those that dwell in it." ~~ Talmud, Sota
"What you think of others tells us what they think of you." ~~ Moses Ibn Ezra
"If a man cannot control his temper, how much less can he control others?" ~~ (adapted from) Ibn Gabirol
"I wish we could feel what we understand and understand what we feel." ~~ Shim’oni
"Consider your words before you utter them!" ~~ Derekh Eretz Zuta
"I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Rich is better." ~~ Sophie Tucker
"My days are like a passing shadow and I wither away like the grass." ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 102:12
"A man may learn for seventy years and at the end die a fool." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"Answer the first point first and the last point last." ~~ Avot 1:5
"The wise do not rest either in this world or in the world to come [for they always strive for greater wisdom]." ~~ [adapted from] Talmud, Berakot 64a
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