"When trouble comes into the world, Israel feels it first: when good comes, Israel feels it first, too." ~~ Midrash Lamentations R. 2:3
"Myrtle is sweet to the one who smells it, but bitter to the one who bites it; so Israel brings prosperity to those who grant it kindness, and depression to those who afflict it with evil." ~~ Midrash Esther R. 6:5
"If a man does not plow in the summer, what will he eat in the winter?" ~~ Midrash Proverbs
"The Divine Presence never quits the Western Wall." ~~ Midrash Tehillilm
"Wisdom came before the Torah." ~~ Midrash Mishle
"As a torch is not diminished though it kindles a million candles, so will he not lose who gives to a good cause." ~~ Midrash Exodus Babbah
"A man should always be happy in his lot, then will he be pleasant and so all his deeds." ~~ Midrash Le’Olam
"A man is lucky if his wife, his studies and his livelihood all come from his own town." ~~ Midrash Mishle
"When the shepherd blunders, his flock blunders after him." ~~ Midrash Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer, 42
"If all men were fools, there would be no one left to realize it." ~~ Midrash, Temurah
"The gates of prayer are sometimes closed, but the gates of repentance are forever open." ~~ Midrash Deuteronomy R. 2:7
"When they are in trouble, the wicked repent; once the trouble is over, they return to their evil ways." ~~ Midrash Tanhuma, Exodus
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