"Avraham called it Yireh (See) as it says [in the Scriptures], “And Avraham called the name of that place Yireh Hashem” (See God). Shem called it Shalem (Complete) as it says “And Malki Tzedek, King of Shalem.” The Holy One, Blessed be He said “I will call it Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) like both of them called it – Yireh, Shalem – Yerushalayim. " ~~ Midrash, Bereshit Raba 56
"If you see a graveyard before you, know that the town is nearby." ~~ Midrash Tehillim
"Who hears curses and keeps silent is called pious." ~~ Midrash Tehillim
"If a person wishes to become a priest or a Levite, he cannot; but even a Gentile can be righteous." ~~ Midrash Tehillim
"If a man does not do good himself, let him not rely on what his ancestors did!" ~~ Midrash Tehillilm
"When justice is not meted out on earth, it is meted out in heaven." ~~ Midrash, Tehillim
"Modesty is a great thing, for Moses our Leader was endowed with it. " ~~ Midrash Gadol Ugdulah
"A carpenter without tools is no carpenter." ~~ Midrash, Exodus R. 40:1
"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
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