"As busy as a Jew on Friday…" ~~ Ladino Proverb
"The Sabbath is the Queen of the week." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat 119a
"It was forbidden to break the Sabbath, even when David, king of Israel, died." ~~ Tosefta
"No Sabbath laws apply wherever there is doubt that life is in danger." ~~ Yoma 8:6
"The Sabbaths are for rest and the festivals for joy, not for fasting and weeping and crying." ~~ Maimonides
"A charity pledge may be taken even on Sabbath eve. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"Sabbath has a flavor of Paradise about it." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"More than Israel has preserved the Sabbath, the Sabbath has preserved Israel." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"It is the Sabbath, and one should not weep, for healing is nigh to come." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"Great is the Sabbath, since it outweighs all religious precepts." ~~ Midrash Gadol Ugdula
"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