"The first condition a community should set, if it aspires to be a nation, is to own the land whereon it lives, and supply its own needs." ~~ Max Nordau
"When you come to a city, follow its customs." ~~ Midrash, Exodus R. 47
"To him who has the means and refuses the needy, the Holy One says: Bear in mind, fortune is a wheel!" ~~ Nachman
"Just as a small log may set fire to a large one, so do smaller scholars sharpen the wits of sages." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"One should not ask about demons on the Sabbath. " ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"When the soul is at peace, so will the body be." ~~ Arama
"Who has two meals may accept nothing from a charity kitchen." ~~ Peah 8:7
"Don’t listen to those who say, you taking too big a chance. Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today. " ~~ Neil Simon
"Whoso lives in the Land of Israel is as one who has God." ~~ Talmud, Ketubot
"The essence of music is a revelation…It is spirit, yet in need of time, rhythm; it is matter, yet independent of space." ~~ Heinrich Heine
"The righteous promise little and perform much; the wicked promise much and perform not even a little." ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia 87a
"Who does a thing and repents is at once forgiven." ~~ Talmud, Chagigah
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