"Deceit in words is worse than deceit in money. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia
"Men make mistakes not because they think they know when they do not know, but because they think others do not know." ~~ Shalom Aleichem
"Only our concept of time makes it possible for us to speak of the Day of Judgement by that name; in reality it is a constant court in perpetual session." ~~ Franz Kafka
"Be not boastful in your speech! " ~~ Ben Sira 4:32
"Behold, the Day of the Lord cometh, cruel with wrath and fierce anger, to make the earth a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it. " ~~ Isaiah (Yesha
"Better an hour of repentance and good deeds in this world than a lifetime in the world to come." ~~ Avot 4:17
"The feeling of pity alone is enough to make Man choose the good and reject the bad. " ~~ Shmuel David Luzzatto
"A false oath is desecration of the Holy Name. " ~~ Torat Kohanim
"There is a type of meekness that brings a man to Gehenna: for instance, the judge who knows that other judges made an error, but says, “Shall I put them to shame?”…Or the man who hears a congregation speak falsely and says, “Who am I to correct them?”… there is a kind of humility which is not righteousness." ~~ Sefer Hasidim
"Who shows pity for humankind, the Heavens will pity in turn. " ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"You may regret your silence once, but you will regret your speech twice." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth." ~~ Benjamin Disraeli
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