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"The man who puts his talents to selfish uses commits spiritual suicide." ~~ (adapted from) Hillel in Sayings of the Fathers 1:13

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"To learn from the young is to eat unripe fruit and drink new wine; to learn from the old is to eat ripe fruit and drink old wine." ~~ (based on) Sayings of the Fathers 4:28

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"Condemn no man and consider nothing impossible, for there is no man who does not have his hour." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 4:6

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"When two men sit together and fail to discuss Torah—lo! there is the seat of the scornful. But when two men do discuss Torah, the Holy Spirit rests on them." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 3:2

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"A true Jew is distinguished by three characteristics: sympathy, modesty, benevolence." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 5:22

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"Judge every man charitably." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 1:6

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"Make your home an assembling place for the wise, and drink their words with zeal." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 1:4

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"Pray for political stability, for if not for fear of the government men would swallow each other alive." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 3:1

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"Move to a place where there is learning; you can’t expect learning to move to you." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 4:20

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"One mitzva (good deed) leads to another, just as one averah (sin) leads to another." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers

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"Do not say: I will learn when I will have leisure; you may never have it." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 2:5

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"Where there are no men, try to be a man." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 2:6