"Pray for political stability, for if not for fear of the government men would swallow each other alive." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 3:1
"The purely righteous do not complain about evil, rather they add justice. They do not complain about heresy, rather they add faith. They do not complain about ignorance, rather they add wisdom. " ~~ Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook
"Admission by the defendant is worth a hundred witnesses." ~~ Talmud, Gittin
"The more counsel, the more understanding." ~~ Avot 2:7
"You shall not put a stumbling-block before the blind. " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) 19:14
"Blessed are they that observe justice and do righteousness at all times!" ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 106:3
"Lend a man money when he needs it and pay back a loan yourself in time!" ~~ Ben Sira 29:2
"The law of the land prevails." ~~ Talmud, Gittin
"Wherever peace reigns, you need no courts." ~~ Tosefta
"The side that changes an agreement will be the loser." ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana
"If someone comes to kill you, get in first and kill him!" ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"To help a fellow man may be to tip the scales (of God’s reckoning) for the entire world." ~~ Adapted from Talmud, Kiddushin 40:2
