"The trees of Jerusalem were of cinnamon, but when it was destroyed, they were hidden away. " ~~ Talmud, Shabbat 63a
"Eternity means Jerusalem." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Ten measures of beauty were given the world, nine were taken by Jerusalem and one by all the rest." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin
"If a land has a soul, then Jerusalem is the soul of the Land of Israel." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"If I forget thee, O Jerusalem let my right hand wither! Let my tongue cleave to my mouth if I remember thee not, if I prize not Jerusalem above all my joys!" ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 137:6
"Who prays in Jerusalem is as one praying before the Throne of Glory, for the Gate of Heaven is there." ~~ Pirke Derabbi Eliezer
"Jerusalem will only be redeemed through [the merit of giving] charity. " ~~ Talmud, Shabbat 139a
"Who saw not Jerusalem in its glory has never seen a beautiful city." ~~ Talmud, Sukkah
"The Holy One will turn the Ninth of Ab into joy…and will Himself build Jerusalem and gather therein the exiles of Israel." ~~ Midrash Zuta, Eika
"There are three gates to Gehinam (purgatory) – one of them is in Jerusalem. " ~~ Talmud, Eiruvin 19a
"The ransomed of the Lord shall return…with singing to Zion." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 35:10
"A snake or scorpion never bit anyone in Jerusalem and a person never said to his fellow there is not enough room for me to sleep in Jerusalem. " ~~ Talmud, Yoma 21a