the pen is as wise as the mind that speaks through it
A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.
If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.
Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb.
It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.
Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you.
The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm,the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.
The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life.
Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.
A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.
Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.
Resentment lies in the heart of fools.
It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.
Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.
A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.
Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.
The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.
Capture my heart and my mind. Become my ultimate challenge, greatest vexation, strongest desire, and most precious blessing.
My son, do not forget your father's instructions.
Moses Luzzatto always said to be patient during the hard times, that they would have to endure and make sacrifices while they waited for better times to come. He urged Simone and the other Jewish boys...