"There were 480 places of worship (Synagogues) in Jerusalem, and each one of them had a school for Scriptures (Bible) and a learning center for the Mishna (the oral law). " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Megilah 3
"Not to teach your son to work is like teaching him to steal." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin 29a
"If your teacher is in town, go and learn from him! " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) R.
"No man is wise unless he possesses three qualities: never to scorn one less learned who seeks wisdom; never to envy someone who is richer; and never to accept a fee for his learning." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"The bad teacher’s words fall on his pupils like harsh rain; the good teacher’s, as gently as the dew." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit 7a
"Teachers may not accept remuneration for teaching Torah, but may for teaching punctuation marks and accents." ~~ Johanan b. Nappaha
"The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake to make the teaching great and glorious." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu)
"Education that is merely concerned with the transmission of information is doomed to failure. It must serve the greater and more noble purpose of cultivating the student’s moral character. " ~~ Rebbe Menachem Schneerson
"If a student crams, his learning diminishes; and if he “gathers little by little, it shall increase.” " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 13:11
"A synagogue may be turned into a school: but not a school into a synagogue." ~~ Talmud, Megillah
"Busy yourself as much as possible with the study of divine things, not to know them merely, but to do them; and when you close the book, look round you, look within you, to see if your hand can translate into deed something you have learned." ~~ Moses of Evreux
"The great sages were porters, smiths, hewers of wood and drawers of water…accepting nothing from the community." ~~ Maimonides
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