"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. " ~~ Benjamin Disraeli
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"You shall not mistreat a needy and destitute laborer, whether a fellow countryman or a foreigner in your communities. You shall pay him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets, for he is in want and urgently depends on it." ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 24:14-15
"Charity is as potent for atonement as the altar." ~~ Johanan b. Zakkai
"Do not scoff at your fellow’s error! " ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"To be a critic is easier than to be an author." ~~ Traditional Proverb
"If ten men sit together and occupy themselves with the Law, the Divine Presence is in their midst." ~~ Avot 3:4
"Greed is a stumbling-block. " ~~ Ben Sira 31:7
"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
"The righteous are masters of their desires and the wicked—slaves to them. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"There are men who travel far to look for something that they can find in their own homes. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"A daughter only tells her secrets to her mother." ~~ Rashi
"Depend not on dreams." ~~ Sefer Hasidim