"Nations…borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both. " ~~ Abraham Flexner
"The ears are the gateway to the mind." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra
"In Ne”ilah [the closing prayer] of Yom Kippur, what did he [the Cohen] say? “And Hashem will bless you from Zion and you will see the good of Jerusalem all of the days of your life.” " ~~ Talmud, Sotah 40a
"It is not the believer, but the non-believer, who asks for a miracle and depends on it." ~~ Shmuel Hugo Bergman
"Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
"Abandon me not when I grow old!" ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 71:9
"It is easier to destroy than to build." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"One should not try to find any logic in a legend." ~~ Rambam
"Even in the time of His anger, God remembers the righteous." ~~ Talmud , Berakhot
"A truly generous man is he that always gives, whether it be much or little, before he is asked." ~~ Orchot Tsadikim
"What is the straight way a man should choose? That which does him honor and wins him the esteem of men." ~~ Avot 2:1
"There used to be a very good custom in Jerusalem: a table-cloth was spread at the door – – – so long as it was in place, guests would enter the house. When it was removed, they would not." ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
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