"When the president enters, all rise and none sits until he says: “Be seated!”" ~~ Talmud, Horayot
"A woman recognizes the character of a guest sooner than her husband does." ~~ Talmud, Berakot 10
"Even the mundane talk of scholars needs study." ~~ Talmud, Avoda Zara
"A man is led the way he wishes to follow." ~~ Talmud, Makkoth 10b
"God did not create woman fom man’s head, that he should command her; nor from his feet, that she should be his slave; but from his side, that she should be nearest his heart." ~~ [adapted from] Talmud
"Weep for the mourners and not for the dead, for he is gone to his rest and we are left to lament." ~~ Talmud, Mo’ed Qatan
"To use the Torah is more important than to study it." ~~ Talmud, Berkhot
"Who bears false witness against his friend deserves to be thrown to the wolves." ~~ Talmud, Pesachi
"Respect an old man who has lost his learning: remember that the fragments of the Tablets broken by Moses were preserved alongside the new." ~~ Talmud: Berakot 8b
"The bride with beautiful eyes need not worry about her figure." ~~ Talmud: Berakot, 54b
"Don’t threaten a child: either punish him or forgive him." ~~ Talmud
"No one lifts a finger on earth unless it is so decreed in heaven." ~~ Talmud, Chullin
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