"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
"As long as light comes from the great, the light of the lesser is unseen; once the light of the great disappears, the light of the lesser shines." ~~ Midrash Deuteronomy R. 5
"Where wealth is your virtue, look below you and be thankful for your portion; where it is wisdom, look above you and know your shortcoming!" ~~ Midrash Shmuel
"A sage takes precedence over a king, for if a sage dies, we have no one like him, but if a king dies all Israel is eligible to succeed him." ~~ (based on) the Midrash
"Had the people of the generation of the Flood and the people of Sodom given charity, they would not have been destroyed." ~~ Midrash Zuta
"Only the one who eats the dish knows how it tastes." ~~ Midrash Deuteronomy R.
"Like wine, the Torah pleases the heart and improves with age." ~~ Midrash, Sifre Deuteronomy 48
"A pupil receives but a fifth of the reward that accrues to the teacher." ~~ Midrash, Sons of Songs R.
"Three things the Lord has kept from His people: the hour of death, the Day of Judgement and the reward of good deeds." ~~ Midrash Hagadol