"Condemn no man and consider nothing impossible, for there is no man who does not have his hour." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 4:6
"The man who puts his talents to selfish uses commits spiritual suicide." ~~ (adapted from) Hillel in Sayings of the Fathers 1:13
"Whoever performs one good action gains an advocate, whoever commits a sin procures an accuser." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 4:15
"Be very careful in teaching, for an error in teaching is tantamount to a willful transgression." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 4:13
"There are four types [of students]: the sponge, the funnel, the strainer, and the sifter: The sponge soaks up everything; the funnel takes in at one ear but lets out at the other; the strainer lets pass the wine and retains the lees; and the sifter holds back the coarse flour and collects the fine." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 5:15
"A true Jew is distinguished by three characteristics: sympathy, modesty, benevolence." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 5:22
"Welcome everyone—with joy." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 1:15
"He who honors the Torah is honored by mankind." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 4:6
"He who fulfills the Torah amidst his poverty will in the end fulfill it amidst wealth; he who neglects the Torah amidst wealth will in the end neglect it amidst poverty." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 4:9
"The wicked are easy to provoke and hard to calm." ~~ (based on) Sayings of the Fathers 5:17
"Give every man the benefit of the doubt." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 1:7
"Make your home an assembling place for the wise, and drink their words with zeal." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 1:4