The Talmud

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

— The Talmud

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

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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.

— The Talmud

A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not.

— The Talmud

Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.

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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.

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

— The Talmud

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

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

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

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The sun will set without thy assistance.

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

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

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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.

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

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The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it.

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The burden is equal to the horse's strength.

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

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Who is wise? One who learns from all.

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The end result of wisdom is... good deeds.

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No labor, however humble, is dishonoring.

— The Talmud