The Talmud Quotes


 
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Best 306 Quotes by The Talmud – Page 1 of 11

The Talmud Quotes

“A child owes his life to three: to God, to his father, and to his mother.”

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“A dream which is not interpreted is like a letter which is not read.”

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“A handsome dwelling, a pretty wife, and beautiful furniture, exert a cheering influence upon a man’s spirits.”

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“A husband and wife are one soul, separated only through their descent to this world. When they are married, they are reunited again.”

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“A judge that takes a bribe, even if he be otherwise perfectly righteous, will not depart from the world before he has become demented.”

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“A man commits sin in secret; but the Holy One proclaims it openly.”

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“A man may be known by three things: by his conduct in money matters, his behavior at the table and his demeanor when angry.”

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“A man should be careful not to afflict his wife, for God counts her tears.”

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“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.”

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“A man should endeavor to be as pliant as a reed, and never unyielding like the cedar.”

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“A man’s merits should be fully stated in his absence, but only partially in his presence.”

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“A man’s wife has scarcely breathed her last when another is waiting to take her place.”

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“A penny in an empty box rattles loudly.”

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“A person prefers to have one Kav of his own produce, to nine Kavim belonging to someone else.”

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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.”

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

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“Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion founded only on the Bible: for philosophers likewise assert the same, and perfectly understand it, without having regard to any religion or opinion.”


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“A scholar is greater than a prophet.”

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“A son must, if necessary, feed and support his parents.”

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“A thing to which a fool does not consent, know as the right thing.”

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“A town which has no school should be abolished.”

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“A true wife makes the home a holy place.”

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“A woman is a shrewder observer of guests than a man.”

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“A woman is more desirous of entering the state of matrimony than a man.”

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“A woman loves a poor youth rather than a rich old man.”

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“A woman prefers poverty with the affection of her husband to riches without it.”

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“A woman schemes while plying the spindle.”

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“Actions speak louder than words.”

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“Adversity is the true school of the mind.”

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“Alas! For one thing that goes and never returns. What is it? Youth.”

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“Always acknowledge the truth.”

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“He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.”


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