"It is all for the best." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Being ashamed of oneself is not like being ashamed of others." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Why was the Torah likened unto water? As water leaves a high place and flows to a low one, the Torah, too, rests only among those whose mind is humble." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"In teaching, do not favor the children of the rich—and teach the children of the poor without compensation." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit 24B
"Talk not while you eat, lest windpipe anticipate gullet (and life be in danger)!" ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Rain is the husband of the earth." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Who occupies himself with the Torah for its own sake finds his learning become his elixir of life." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Prayer is the service of the heart." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Much have I learned from my teachers, more from my colleagues, but most from my students. " ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit 7b
"Three keys are kept in God’s hands and never delivered to an angel: one of them is the key to rain." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Why was the torah likened unto water? As water leaves a high place and flows to a low one, the Torah, too, rests only among those whose mind is humble." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Just as a small log may set fire to a large one, so do smaller scholars sharpen the wits of sages." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit