"As the length of a tree’s branches depend on its roots, so right words depend on a man’s good sense." ~~ Ibn Gabirol
"Don’t look for more honor than your learning merits. " ~~ Traditional Proverb
"As the stars do not quarrel among themselves, so,too, with the righteous. " ~~ Numbers (Bamidbar) R.
"Put all other sufferings in one side of the scale, and poverty in the other, and poverty would be heavier." ~~ Midrash, Exodus R. 31:12
"It is the power of reasoning with which God endowed man that renders man capable of perfection." ~~ Maimonides, Guide to the Perplexed 1:2
"Always remember! What’s central to you is peripheral to other people." ~~ Rabbi Wolfe Kelman
"Drop by drop the pitcher fills. " ~~ Numbers (Bamidbar) R.
"A man’s heart changes his countenance for good or evil." ~~ Ben Sira 13:25
"A favor done to the dead is an honest one. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"A man’s character is revealed in three things: in his cup, in his purse, and in his anger." ~~ Talmud, Eiruvin
"If someone comes to kill you, get in first and kill him!" ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"A noble and central idea lends flavor and purpose and a breath of life to every enterprise and act. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
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