"Even during the time of Jerusalem’s stumbling, men of faith did not cease from [living] there. " ~~ Talmud: Shabbat 119b
"Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings. " ~~ Elie Wiesel
"When partners multiply, so do arguments." ~~ Shalom Aleichem
"If a man does not make himself a slave of the soil, he will not have bread enough." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"The Torah can be interpreted in forty-nine different ways, and God instructed Moses, “Decide according to the majority.”" ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Sanhedrin 4:2
"There were no days as glorious for the people of Israel as the fifteenth of Av [the Hebrew Month] and as Yom Kippur, when the daughters of Jerusalem would come outside with borrowed white garments and dance in the vineyards. " ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit 26b
"The desire of the righteous is only good. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 11:23
"A healthy man instinctively loves life." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"What does usury resemble? A man bitten by a snake who does not feel the bite until the swelling starts. " ~~ Exodus (Shmot) R.
"The wastebasket is a writer’s best friend. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
"If you are twenty and still celibate, you will be thinking of sin all your days." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin
"A wifeless man exists without joy, without blessing or boon." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Yevamot
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