"Where men truly wish to go, there their feet will manage to take them." ~~ Talmud Sukkah 53a
"Death is the only disaster." ~~ Mekhilta
"The act of writing is for me often nothing more than the secret or concious desire to carve words on a tombstone: to the memory of a town forever vanished, to the memory of a childhood in exile, to the memory of all those I loved and who, before I could tell them I loved them, went away. " ~~ Elie Wiesel
"Both a boaster and a fool miss the fitting time for silence." ~~ Ben Sira, Ecclesiasticus 20:6
"A judge must have these seven virtues: wisdom, humility, fear of God, disdain of profit, love of truth, love of his fellow-men, and a good name." ~~ Tambam
"The good die but live on, in the example they provided." ~~ adapted from Talmud, Berakot 18b
"Which man desires life, which loves days of seeing good? Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit." ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 34:13-14
"A rich man has many friends." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 24:20
"I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that." ~~ Lauren Bacall
"If your friend did you a little good, let it be large in your sight! If he did you much harm, think it a trifle!" ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan
"The world goes on because of those who close their lips when they meet hostility from others." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz
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