"You want me to teach you the whole Torah? This is its basic principle: What is hateful to yourself do not do to your fellow man. If you want no one to harm you, do not harm him; if you want no one to take what is yours, do not take from him what is his." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan, 27a
"It is a wise man that admits the truth." ~~ Avot 5:7
"No learning, no manners; no manners, no learning; no lore, no loaf." ~~ Avot 3:17
"Answer the first point first and the last point last." ~~ Avot 1:5
"Who is a hero? He that masters his lusts!" ~~ Avot 4:1
"Just as you listen to the poor man, listen to the rich man, for it is written, “You shall not favor persons in judgment.”" ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan 20:22a
"This world is like an anteroom of the world to come." ~~ Avot 4:16
"Who borrows from Man is as one who borrows from God." ~~ Avot 2:9
"Condemn not your fellow until you stand in his place! " ~~ Avot 2:4
"Vows are a fence against sin." ~~ Avot 3:13
"Because you drowned others, others will drown you." ~~ Avot 2:6
"Let your home be wide open and the needy be members of your household. " ~~ Avot 1:5