One who teaches Torah to his friend's son is regarded by Scripture as though he had made him, as though he had made the words of Torah, and as though he had made himself.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §55
Torah study is good even when one is drowsy.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §6
When one reviews his learning, the Torah asks Hashem to reveal to him the reasons of the Torah and its secrets.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §51
A Torah scholar whose inside is not like his outside is called an abomination.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §24
Because of heretical thoughts, a person has no desire to learn.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §77
One who does not gaze at women merits that his descendants will write commentaries on the Torah.
Sefer HaMidos, A Holy Book, Part I §5
One who has no desire to learn should not speak anything bad about anyone.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §73
Do not learn from a sefer that a wicked person has learned from, for its letters will make you wicked.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §82
So too one who teaches others.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §18
Through a great sefer that comes out into the world, barren women are remembered [with children]. The sign:
"This is the book of the generations of Adam" (Genesis 5).
Sefer HaMidos, A Holy Book, Part I §7
One who reads the books of heretics is called an apikores.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §58
One who reads a verse at its proper time brings good to the world.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §59
Torah study is greater than offering the daily sacrifices.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §20
When you wish to bring something to life through the Torah you speak, do not expound on bad matters;
rather, expound verses and matters of goodness.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §2
It does not please Hashem when Yisrael is judged unfavorably.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §36
Through breadth of heart, one can understand one thing from another.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §72
It is forbidden to teach a wicked person something wondrous.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §31
One who hears [Torah] from the mouth of his teacher is helped all the more.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §19
Through expounding the Torah favorably, one can bring about a salvation.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §71
One who is strict with others and lenient with himself, and claims to have heard what he did not hear, does not merit to behold the beauty of the King.
For the husk of Edom, which is an evil fear, darkens the light of his eyes so that he cannot gaze upon the beauty of the King's face.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part II §17
It is forbidden to learn from one who draws others toward idolatry, and one who learns from him is liable to death.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §89
Studying the poskim dispels thoughts of idolatry.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part II §6
One who blackens his face [over the words of Torah] in this world, Hashem makes his face shine in Olam Haba.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §56
One who loves a Torah scholar — the Torah returns to him and to his descendants.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §37
One who interrupted the words of Torah for idle talk — his remedy is to rise at midnight.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §80
Because of neglect of Torah, [Hashem] becomes, as it were, impoverished.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §26
A great person may learn from a wicked one, but a small person may not.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §32
Through accepting suffering with love, a person does not forget his learning.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §7
A Torah scholar — the people of his city are obligated to do his work for him.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §25
Through Torah, you will merit peace.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §75
When a person says chiddushei Torah, he brings joy to Hashem.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §3
Through understanding, one merits teshuvah.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §30
There is great benefit in learning beside rivers.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §40
In whom do you find the orders of the Torah? In one who rises early and stays late over them in the beis midrash, who blackens his face over them like a raven, and who makes himself cruel toward his children like a raven.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §91
Through learning in depth, one will be able to pray.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §62
One who forgets a single thing from his learning brings exile upon his children and is brought down from his greatness.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §23
A sefer written with ink made of olive oil is a segulah for learning.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §11
One who starves himself for the words of Torah, Hashem satisfies him in Olam Haba.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §57
Through Torah one comes to emunah, and through emunah one comes to sanctifying Hashem's Name.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part II §14
One who has no wife dwells without goodness [Torah].
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §34
When you hear Torah or mussar from someone and he did not gain honor in your heart, it is known that he is a fool.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §83
When a student hears Torah from his rav and his own will becomes nullified before the will of the rav, by this he knows that he has truly heard; for if his will is not nullified, then even though he hears, he does not hear.
Also, when his own sensations are nullified while he is listening, he may likewise know that he is hearing.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part II §9
One must pray to merit worthy students.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §70
One who learns Torah for its own sake makes peace in the heavenly household and the earthly household, shields the entire world, is as though he built the palace above and below, and brings the redemption closer.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §54
Through studying the Shulchan Aruch one comes to fear of Heaven.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part II §3