"The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
"Moses ordained that Jews be addressed each holiday on the subject of that holiday, and he said to Israel: if you do this, it will be as if you established God’s sovereignty." ~~ Midrash Abkir, Yalkut Shimoni #408
"If you see a man giving liberally, it means his wealth will grow; if you see one who shuns charity, it means his wealth will dwindle. " ~~ Midrash Mishle
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies. " ~~ Groucho Marx
"Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 111:10
"It is not your duty to complete the work, but neither are you excused from it. " ~~ Talmud, Pirke Avot
"Neither good nor peace comes of quarrelling; Cain killed his brother in a quarrel. " ~~ Exodus (Shmot) R.
"Every creed of man was once a dream." ~~ Theodor Herzl
"Who has no faith would be better off unborn." ~~ Bachya
"The wicked are like the tossing sea, for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace, says God, for the wicked." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 57:20,21
"A man is only as good as what he loves. " ~~ Saul Bellow
"Poverty can do a great deal and so can exile – – – so make allowances for the Jew when judging him. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
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