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"He who sees everything sees nothing." ~~ Abraham Shlonsky

"The cautious man will reach his goal." ~~ Immanuel Ben Shlomo

"One must behave before men as one must before God." ~~ Sheqalim

"The greatest happiness is to do our duty, and our foremost duty is to reach the place we can. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"The man who puts his talents to selfish uses commits spiritual suicide." ~~ (adapted from) Hillel in Sayings of the Fathers 1:13

"Wisdom is God’s power in action; for without it, everything is but theory." ~~ The Mezeritzer Rabbi

"Weep before God and laugh before people!" ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"A true Jew is distinguished by three characteristics: sympathy, modesty, benevolence." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 5:22

"The word is the shadow of the deed." ~~ Leone Da Modena

"The worst dog gets the best bone." ~~ Isaac Leibush Peretz

"Walls have ears! " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.

"The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. " ~~ Benjamin Disraeli