"The Sabbath and holidays are the primary reason for Jewish endurance and glory." ~~ Judah Halevi
"The Sabbath is a day of rest, of mental scrutiny and of balance. Without it the workdays are insipid. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Can there be a banquet without preparations?" ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"Your talk on the Sabbath should not be like your talk on a weekday." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"It is permissible to assign charity to the poor on the Sabbath." ~~ Eleazar b. Pedat
"Three things have a faint savor of the world to come: Sabbath, the sun and married love." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"One should not ask about demons on the Sabbath. " ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"To eat and drink on a festival in the company of your family without providing for the poor and distressed, is not “the joy of the commandment” but the joy of your stomach. It is a disgrace." ~~ Maimonides
"Israel will be redeemed only for Sabbath’s sake. " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.
"No one that feels a real link with the nation in his heart throughout the ages could imagine the existence of the Jewish people without “Sabbath the Queen”." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"The Sabbath was given for the study of the Torah." ~~ Talmud, Pesikta R. 22
"Who observes the Sabbath is as though he created it." ~~ Mekhilta