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Who is rich? One who is happy with what he has.
- Ethics of the Fathers 4:1
- Ethics of the Fathers 4:1
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Daily Jewish Wisdom
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Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
- Baruch Spinoza
- Baruch Spinoza
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The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice, and the desire for personal independence, these are the features of the Jewish tradition which make me thank my lucky stars I belong to it.
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
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Let a good man do good deeds with the same zeal that the evil man does bad ones.
- Hasidic saying attributed to the Belzer Rebbe, Shalom Rokeakh
- Hasidic saying attributed to the Belzer Rebbe, Shalom Rokeakh
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The Second Temple was destroyed because of causeless hatred. Perhaps the Third will be rebuilt because of causeless love.
- Rav Abraham Isaac Kook
- Rav Abraham Isaac Kook
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Concentrate on three things and you will not fall into the grip of sin. Know from where you came, where you are going, and before Whom you will have to give account and reckoning.
- Pirkei Avot 3:1
- Pirkei Avot 3:1
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More than the Jews have kept the Sabbath, the Sabbath has kept the Jews.
- Ahad Ha'am, 1856-1927
- Ahad Ha'am, 1856-1927
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I thought you might.... I thought of you when I posted it. 
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Religion is not, at the outset, a refuge of grace and mercy for the despondent and desperate, an enchanted stream for crushed spirits, but a raging, clamorous torrent of man's consciousness, with all its crises, pangs, and torments.
- Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, 1903-1993
- Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, 1903-1993
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While praying, listen to the words very carefully. When your heart is attentive, your entire being enters your prayer without your having to force it.
- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
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Freedom of will is given to everyone. If they wish to follow the right path and become righteous, they have the ability to do so. If they wish to follow the path of wrong and become wicked, they have the ability to do so as well.
- Maimonides
- Maimonides
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If you want to raise a man from mud and filth, do not think it is enough to keep standing on top and reaching down to him a helping hand.
You must go all the way down yourself, down into mud and filth. Then take hold of him with strong hands and pull him and yourself into the light.
- Solomon ben Meir ha-Levi of Karlin
You must go all the way down yourself, down into mud and filth. Then take hold of him with strong hands and pull him and yourself into the light.
- Solomon ben Meir ha-Levi of Karlin
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Is there any institution that holds out a greater hope for man's progress than the Sabbath?
- Abraham Joshua Heschel, "The Sabbath"
- Abraham Joshua Heschel, "The Sabbath"
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.
- Yiddish Proverb
- Yiddish Proverb
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A man cannot say to the Angel of Death, "Wait till I make up my accounts."
- Ecclesiastes Rabbah 8
- Ecclesiastes Rabbah 8
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He who possesses both learning and piety is like an artist with his tools ready to hand.
- Johanan b. Zakkai
- Johanan b. Zakkai
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To be a person of truth, be swayed neither by approval nor disapproval.
Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are.
- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are.
- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
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People were given two ears and one tongue so that they may listen more than speak.
- Jewish folk saying
- Jewish folk saying
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That which you see and hear, you cannot help; but that which you say depends on you alone.
- Zohar
- Zohar