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"When they are in trouble, the wicked repent; once the trouble is over, they return to their evil ways." ~~ Midrash Tanhuma, Exodus

Filed Under: Midrash, Sin and Repentance

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"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

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"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

Filed Under: Business and Money, Midrash, Wisdom

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"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

Filed Under: Death, Midrash, Wisdom

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"Had the people of the generation of the Flood and the people of Sodom given charity, they would not have been destroyed." ~~ Midrash Zuta

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"Only the one who eats the dish knows how it tastes." ~~ Midrash Deuteronomy R.

Filed Under: Food and Drink, Midrash

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"Like wine, the Torah pleases the heart and improves with age." ~~ Midrash, Sifre Deuteronomy 48

Filed Under: Food and Drink, Midrash, Torah/Bible/Tanach

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"A pupil receives but a fifth of the reward that accrues to the teacher." ~~ Midrash, Sons of Songs R.

Filed Under: Education, Midrash

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"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

Filed Under: Death, Israel, Midrash

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"A man who is not a scholar by temperament should devote his time to public affairs." ~~ Midrash, Leviticus R. 25

Filed Under: Education, Government, Midrash

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"There is no end to the goodness of the good wife, and none to the wickedness of a bad one." ~~ Midrash Tehillim

Filed Under: Marriage, Midrash, Women

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"No man can be called righteous if he is not also good." ~~ Midrash Tehillim

Filed Under: Midrash, Wisdom

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