"The Torah cannot assume perfection except in Israel." ~~ Nahmanides
"The giving of charity, which brings sustenance to a needy individual, is a life-sustaining act – one that effectively allows us to imitate G-d, “the animator of the living,” and provides each person with the noblest direction in life – to “walk in His ways.”" ~~ Rebbe Menachem Schneerson
"Nothing is more precious than time and nothing so much abused." ~~ T. Shapira
"What comes out of the unclean is unclean, what comes out of the pure is pure." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Our passions are like travelers: at first they make a brief stay; then they are like guests, who visit often; and then they turn into tyrants, who hold us in their power." ~~ Talmud, Sukkah 52b