"I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 30:19
"These are things whose fruits a man enjoys in this world while the capital is laid up for him in the world to come: honoring his father and mother." ~~ Peah 1:1
"If food, which is ephemeral, requires a blessing before and after you eat it, how much more so the Torah, which is everlasting! " ~~ Talmud, Berakkhot
"Any study of the Torah and any prayer unaccompanied by good deeds and repentance void the Torah and make the prayer unwanted." ~~ Otiyot Derabbi Akiva
