Quotes by Talmud, The

"Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow."

Talmud, The on adversity
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"If one man says to thee, Thou art a donkey, pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle."

Talmud, The on advice   

"Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more than his deeds, his wisdom does not endure."

Talmud, The on deeds and good deeds
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"A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not."

Talmud, The on joy
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"Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes."

Talmud, The on friends and friendship   

"Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth which goes with him only while good fortune lasts. Second, his relatives; they go only as far as the grave, leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond the grave."

Talmud, The on friends and friendship   

"Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet."

Talmud, The on gossip   

"Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies."

Talmud, The on kindness   

"Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order."

Talmud, The on law and lawyers   

"This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth."

Talmud, The on lies and lying   

"The sun will set without thy assistance."

Talmud, The on nature   

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"When you teach your son, you teach your son's son."

Talmud, The on parents and parenting   

"A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished."

Talmud, The on quotations   

"Greater even than the pious man is he who eats that which is the fruit of his own toil; for scripture declares him twice-blessed."

Talmud, The on war   

"Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end."

Talmud, The on sin
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"The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it."

Talmud, The on sorrow   

"The burden is equal to the horse's strength."

Talmud, The on strength   

"Who is a wise man? He who learns of all men."

Talmud, The on wisdom   

"Who is wise? One who learns from all."

Talmud, The on wisdom
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"The end result of wisdom is... good deeds."

Talmud, The on wisdom   

"No labor, however humble, is dishonoring."

Talmud, The on work