"One should respect one’s father-in-law like one’s own father." ~~ Midrash Tehillim
"Who tells his friend’s secret sheds blood." ~~ Midrash Gadol Ugdula
"A man should always be happy in his lot, then will he be pleasant and so all his deeds." ~~ Midrash Le’Olam
"Sand mixed in bread injures the teeth: so will those who persecute Israel suffer for it." ~~ (adapted from) Midrash Pesikta
"Happiness is the one good thing that all long for." ~~ Midrash Shmuel
"The gates of prayer are sometimes closed, but the gates of repentance are forever open." ~~ Midrash Deuteronomy R. 2:7
"When justice is not meted out on earth, it is meted out in heaven." ~~ Midrash, Tehillim
"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
"The talebearer destroys three persons: himself, the listener and the victim." ~~ Midrash Tehillim
"Like wine, the Torah pleases the heart and improves with age." ~~ Midrash, Sifre Deuteronomy 48
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