The Talmud Quotes
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The Talmud Quotes
“A child owes his life to three: to God, to his father, and to his mother.”
“A dream which is not interpreted is like a letter which is not read.”
“A handsome dwelling, a pretty wife, and beautiful furniture, exert a cheering influence upon a man’s spirits.”
“A husband and wife are one soul, separated only through their descent to this world. When they are married, they are reunited again.”
“A judge that takes a bribe, even if he be otherwise perfectly righteous, will not depart from the world before he has become demented.”
“A man commits sin in secret; but the Holy One proclaims it openly.”
“A man may be known by three things: by his conduct in money matters, his behavior at the table and his demeanor when angry.”
“A man should be careful not to afflict his wife, for God counts her tears.”
“A man should eat and drink less than his means, clothe himself according to his means, and honor his wife and children beyond his means.”
“A man should endeavor to be as pliant as a reed, and never unyielding like the cedar.”
“A man’s merits should be fully stated in his absence, but only partially in his presence.”
“A man’s wife has scarcely breathed her last when another is waiting to take her place.”
“A penny in an empty box rattles loudly.”
“A person prefers to have one Kav of his own produce, to nine Kavim belonging to someone else.”
“A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not.”
“A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.”
“A scholar is greater than a prophet.”
“A son must, if necessary, feed and support his parents.”
“A thing to which a fool does not consent, know as the right thing.”
“A town which has no school should be abolished.”
“A true wife makes the home a holy place.”
“A woman is a shrewder observer of guests than a man.”
“A woman is more desirous of entering the state of matrimony than a man.”
“A woman loves a poor youth rather than a rich old man.”
“A woman prefers poverty with the affection of her husband to riches without it.”
“A woman schemes while plying the spindle.”
“Actions speak louder than words.”
“Adversity is the true school of the mind.”
“Alas! For one thing that goes and never returns. What is it? Youth.”
“Always acknowledge the truth.”
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