"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding."

"A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."

"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."

"The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied."

"Who is wise? One who learns from every person. Who is mighty? One who conquers their inclination. Who is rich? One who is happy with their lot."

"Do not say 'When I have free time I will study,' for perhaps you will never have free time."

"Judge every person favorably."

"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?"

"One should aim to maintain physical health and vigor, in order that the soul may be upright to know God."

"A person should eat only when hungry and drink only when thirsty."

"The highest form of charity is to help a person become self-sufficient."

"It is well known that bodily ailments affect the soul's temperament and desires."

"One should always speak gently with people."

"Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit."

"Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established."

"A wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident."

"In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths."

"Happy is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding."

"Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace."

"She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed."

"Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life."

"The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight."

"A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed."

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life."

"A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot."

"Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body."

"Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it."

"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another."

"Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend."

"Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm."

"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it."

"Where there is no counsel, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety."

"The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty."

"Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it."

"Honor the Lord with your wealth and the firstfruits of all your produce."

"The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself."

"A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold."

"The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life."

"Let your fellow's honor be as dear to you as your own."

"Let your fellow's property be as dear to you as your own."

"Do not judge your fellow until you have stood in his place."

"Make for yourself a teacher, and acquire for yourself a friend, and judge every person favorably."

"The more Torah, the more life; the more counsel, the more wisdom."

"Whoever does not increase his knowledge decreases it."

"Do not seek greatness for yourself, and do not covet honor."

"Be not like servants who serve the master on condition of receiving reward."

"The day is short, the work is much, the reward is great, and the Master is insistent."

"It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you free to neglect it."

"If you have learned much Torah, do not claim credit for yourself, for to this end you were created."

"Do not be like servants who serve the master for the sake of reward, but rather serve without expectation."

"Anger is an exceedingly bad quality, and one should distance oneself from it to the utmost."

"A person should always regard himself as if he were half guilty and half meritorious."

"One must always regard himself as though the entire world were held in the balance and his deed would tip it."

"Maintaining a healthy and sound body is among the ways of God, for one cannot have understanding if one is ill."

"One must avoid eating to the point of fullness, and should eat only what the body requires."

"It is forbidden to live in a city that has no physician."

"A person should engage in crafts and labor, for idleness leads to stagnation and lewd behavior."

"One who gives a gift to the poor should do so with a pleasant countenance and with joy."

"The highest level of giving is to strengthen a person's hand so that they need not rely on others."

"One should always be among the pursued, not the pursuers."

"A good name is better than precious oil, and the day of death than the day of birth."

"Do not appease your friend at the time of his anger, nor comfort him while his dead lies before him."

"Do not appoint a judge who does not understand the essence of the law."

"The arrogant person is an abomination to God, therefore one should be humble."

"One should not be excessively joyful or excessively sad, but should pursue the middle path."

"A person should never eat except when hungry, nor drink except when thirsty."

"The more wisdom, the more worry; the more knowledge, the more grief."

"I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine."

"Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it."

"Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death."

"You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you."

"My beloved is mine, and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies."

"Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom."

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven."

"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil."

"A good name is better than precious ointment."

"In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper."

"Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days."

"Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad."

"The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings."

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."

"I will both lie down in peace and sleep, for you alone make me dwell in safety."

"A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise."

"Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."

"I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made."

"Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity."

"The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein."

"The root of all service is to recognize that there is a Creator who brought all into being."

"Humility is the first step toward all wisdom and the gate to every good trait."

"Do not be deceived by the pleasures of this world, for they are fleeting; seek what endures."

"The truly humble person does not seek recognition, nor is troubled when overlooked."

"Examine your deeds daily, for accountability is the companion of growth."

"Gratitude is the foundation of the soul's relationship with the divine."

"The perfection of human beings lies in their apprehension of the truth about God and the world."

"You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes."

"All actions should be directed toward the perfection of the soul and the body."

"The ultimate goal of human perfection is to become like God as far as possible — in knowledge and in action."

"The opinions of the multitude are not a criterion of truth."

"We must not manage our affairs in a way that would destroy our wealth, for wealth is necessary for the service of God."