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"If silence is good for the wise, the better it is for the witless." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan

"Not every cloud will spit rain." ~~ Gan Sha’ashuim

"Rejoice not at thine enemy’s fall – but don’t rush to pick him up either. " ~~ Traditional Proverb

"Strength is not the absence of weakness but how we wrestle with our weaknesses." ~~ Noah Benshea

"A house where one lives against one’s will is no house." ~~ Talmud, Pesachim

"Happiness isn’t something you experience; it’s something you remember. " ~~ Oscar Levant

"Until my creation I was unworthy and, now that I have been created, it is as though I still exist not." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"There is a long way that is short and a short one that is long." ~~ Talmud, Eiruvin

"A poor man, if content, is rich!" ~~ Shmuel Hanagid

"Be wise not in words but in deeds!" ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"Being ashamed of oneself is not like being ashamed of others." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit

"The tavern will not spoil the good nor school mend the bad." ~~ Yiddish Proverb