"A good man who speaks evil is like a palace next to a tannery: one defect destroys all the grandeur." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat 56b
"Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart, don’t know how to laugh either. " ~~ Golda Meir
"It is easier to make outrageous demands of others than the simplest of yourself." ~~ Ben Zvi
"There is no limit to the contents that can be poured into the vessel called man. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"God created Man. . .and placed him in the power of his desire." ~~ Ben Sira 15:14
"Happiness is the one good thing that all long for." ~~ Midrash Shmuel
"There is not a man but has his hour, nor a thing without its place. [There is a time and a place for everything. Every dog has his day.]" ~~ Avot 4:3
"When a man is glad, it is his heart that first rejoices. " ~~ Exodus (Shmot) R.
"Be careful of two men and guard yourself against them: the friend of your enemy and the enemy of your friend! " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"A body without wisdom is like a house without foundations." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim
"The righteous are masters of their desires and the wicked—slaves to them. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"The man who has stopped hoping has stopped living." ~~ Peretz Smolenskin