If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.
The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.
A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.
The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life.
It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.
Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.
Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.
Capture my heart and my mind. Become my ultimate challenge, greatest vexation, strongest desire, and most precious blessing.
A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.
The greatest weight a bird has to drop before it can fly is fear.
Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.
In calm waters you still find sharks.
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...
It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts.
Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.
The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.
Wisdom paints a rainbow in your mind, joy paints a rainbow in your heart, and love paints a rainbow in your soul.
Building castles in the air is only wise if you build a ladder to reach them.
If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly.
Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is to your empowerment.