"Who lives happily does his Creator’s will." ~~ Baal Shem Tov
"The translator is a commentator, and every commentator also adds something of himself towards the deepening of the matter, its explanation and emphasis. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Whoever lives by Torah, good deeds, humility, and the fear of Heaven, will be saved from doom." ~~ Middrash, Pesikta R. 198a
"You shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his manservant or his maidservant, his ox or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor”s. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 5:18
"There are three crowns: of Torah, of priesthood, and of royalty; but the crown of a good name surpasses all three." ~~ Avot 4:13
"The child honors his mother more than his father because his mother affects him by her words—so God set the honoring of the father before the honoring of the mother; and the child fears his father more than his mother, because it is the father who teaches him Torah—so God set the fearing of the mother before the fearing of the father." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin 31a
"The hearts of the parents will return though their children." ~~ Malachi 3:24
"Because of gluttony, Esau sold his birthright. " ~~ Numbers (Bamidbar) R.
"The highest test for the Jewish State will be in its spirit, in its loyalty to the great purposes of the Prophets as they envisioned for the end of days." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"There shall be one law for the citizen and for the stranger who dwells among you." ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 12:49
"You shall not commit adultery. " ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 20:13
"Cursed be the scholar who adorns not himself with the glory of Torah." ~~ Hai Gaon