"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
"The first condition a community should set, if it aspires to be a nation, is to own the land whereon it lives, and supply its own needs." ~~ Max Nordau
"Just as a small log may set fire to a large one, so do smaller scholars sharpen the wits of sages." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit
"Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"None is poor save him that lacks knowledge." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim
"Thought is nobler than words, because it guides them." ~~ The Mezeritzer Rabbi
"The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
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