"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
"Don’t carry a grudge. While you’re carrying the grudge the other guy’s out dancing. " ~~ Buddy Hackett
"Hope for a miracle—but don’t depend on one." ~~ (based on) Talmud, Megillah 7b
"When knowledge increases, doubt increases, too." ~~ T. Shapira
"Never promise something to a child and not give it to him, because in that way he learns to lie." ~~ Talmud, Sukkah
"Honor your father – – – even if you have to go begging from door to door. " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Peah
"Avraham called it Yireh (See) as it says [in the Scriptures], “And Avraham called the name of that place Yireh Hashem” (See God). Shem called it Shalem (Complete) as it says “And Malki Tzedek, King of Shalem.” The Holy One, Blessed be He said “I will call it Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) like both of them called it – Yireh, Shalem – Yerushalayim. " ~~ Midrash, Bereshit Raba 56
"Let the honor of your disciple be dear to you as your own! " ~~ Avot 4:12
"Untutored old men—the older they get, the greater their folly; scholarly old men, the older they get, the steadier their mind." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their parents. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 24:16
"Those who live outside of Israel may be considered heathen." ~~ Tosefta: Aboda Zara 4:3
"Living in Israel is itself an atonement for one’s sins." ~~ Meir. Sifre #333
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