"As the Angel of Death is licensed to destroy, he does not trouble to distinguish between righteous and wicked." ~~ Talmud, Bava Qamma
"It is in no arrogant temper that we claim to be the chosen people. We thereby affirm, not that we are better than others, but that we ought to be better." ~~ Rabbi Max Joseph
"Who is deemed a termagant? The woman that speaks inside her own home yet the neighbors hear her words. " ~~ Ketubot 7:6
"If you steal, you eventually will perjure yourself." ~~ Torat Kohanim
"A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king." ~~ Maimonides
"The nations wish to vex the Lord, but cannot. So what do they do? They vex Israel. " ~~ Exodus (Shmot) R.
"The wise man will not tell his secret or ask another to tell his." ~~ Iggeret Hamusar
"A tree whose branches are abundant but whose roots are few, the wind comes and uproots and overturns it." ~~ Avot 3:17
"When an ox falls, his butchers are many. [When a man is down, his enemies multiply.]" ~~ Lamentations R.
"Humility is no substitute for a good personality. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz
"Your enemies you have to take, wherever and however you find them; but fortunately, I can choose my friends. " ~~ Arthur Schnitzler
"Silence profits the wise and even more the fool." ~~ Talmud, Pesachim
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