"It is the Sabbath, and one should not weep, for healing is nigh to come." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"One should not ask about demons on the Sabbath. " ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"Great is the Sabbath, since it outweighs all religious precepts." ~~ Midrash Gadol Ugdula
"The Sabbath was given for the study of the Torah." ~~ Talmud, Pesikta R. 22
"On six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord." ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 35:2
"The Sabbath was delivered unto you, and not you unto the Sabbath." ~~ Talmud, Yoma 25b
"The Sabbath is a day of rest, of mental scrutiny and of balance. Without it the workdays are insipid. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"The Sabbaths are for rest and the festivals for joy, not for fasting and weeping and crying." ~~ Maimonides
"Israel will be redeemed only for Sabbath’s sake. " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.
"Your talk on the Sabbath should not be like your talk on a weekday." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"A charity pledge may be taken even on Sabbath eve. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Who observes the Sabbath is as though he created it." ~~ Mekhilta