"Living in Israel is itself an atonement for one’s sins." ~~ Meir. Sifre #333
"The talebearer destroys three persons: himself, the listener and the victim." ~~ Midrash Tehillim
"If a man repent of his misdeeds, then revert to wrongdoing, it is no repentance." ~~ Pesikta Rabati
"Slander is worse than weapons; for weapons hurt from near, slander from afar." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Pe’ah I:1
"Just as it is forbidden to permit that which is prohibited, so it is forbidden to prohibit that which should be permitted." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Terumot 5:3
"How blindfold are those who lend at interest!" ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia
"Who takes exorbitant interest suffers impairment of his property." ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia
"Our passions are like travelers: at first they make a brief stay; then they are like guests, who visit often; and then they turn into tyrants, who hold us in their power." ~~ Talmud, Sukkah 52b
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