"Do not take bribes, for they blind the clear-eyed and upset the pleas of the just! " ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 23:8
"If you want to catch trout, don’t fish in a herring barrel. " ~~ Ann Landers
"Wisdom is a good inheritance." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"The golden key to Jewish education is the Hebrew language. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"The greatest charity is to enable the poor to earn a living. " ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"The best way to gain happiness is not to look for it." ~~ Moses Montefiore
"Teach a child good manners during babyhood." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"There is a divine covenant in everyone’s heart: to love his native soil—despite its climate." ~~ Midrash Genesis R. 34:15
"If your time has not come, even the doctor will not succeed in killing you." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"Flee from a sin as from a snake, for if you draw nigh it will bite you! " ~~ Ben Sira 21:2
"This book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night." ~~ Joshua (Yehoshua) 1:8