"To eat and drink on a festival in the company of your family without providing for the poor and distressed, is not “the joy of the commandment” but the joy of your stomach. It is a disgrace." ~~ Maimonides
"The husband who wants a happy marriage should learn to keep his mouth shut and his checkbook open. " ~~ Groucho Marx
"To boast of the help you gave a brother in need is to cancel the good of your deed." ~~ Samuel Ha-Nagid
"Any man that has a heart will long for homeland more than for his sustenance." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra
"If a man does not pursue the words of the Law, they will not pursue him." ~~ Midrash Mishle
"Children ask better questions than adults. “May I have a cookie?” “Why is the sky blue?” and “What does a cow say?” are far more likely to elicit a cheerful response than “Where’s your manuscript?” Why haven’t you called?” and “Who’s your lawyer?” " ~~ Fran Lebowitz
"I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing. " ~~ Bette Midler
"The fewer a man’s words, the fewer his mistakes. " ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"The Jews are a sponge that soaks up all the afflictions and troubles on the face of the earth." ~~ Leon of Modena
"Come let us wipe them out as a nation, let the name of Israel be remembered no more! " ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 83:5
"No master is jealous of his pupil." ~~ Psikta Zotarti
"Who answers Amen is greater than the suppliant." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
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