The Talmud Quotes Page 5
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The Talmud Quotes
“He who revolts against the government commits as great a sin as if he revolted against God.”
“He who turns away from the works of love and charity, turns away from God.”
“Hear sixty advisers, but be guided by your own conviction.”
“Honor the sons of the poor; it is they who bring science into splendor.”
“Honor your wife that you may become rich.”
“How may a man obtain greatness? By fidelity, truth, and lofty thoughts.”
“If a dog barks at you, stay; if a female dog barks at you, leave.”
“If a man does not go after wisdom, wisdom will not come to him.”
“If a word spoken in time is worth one piece of money, silence in its time is certainly worth two.”
“If any blame be attached to thee, be the first to declare it.”
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?”
“If in anger the one hand remove thy wife or thy child, let the other hand again bring them back to thy heart.”
“If one has eaten garlic and has acquired a bad odor, he must not eat more garlic because the bad odor is about him already.”
“If one man says to thee, 'Thou art a donkey', pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle.”
“If silence be good for the wise, how much better for fools.”
“If thou hast commenced a good action, leave it not incomplete.”
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“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins – not through strength, but through persistence.”
“If thy associates be insane, be thou sensible.”
“If thy wife is small, bend down to take her counsel.”
“If you have not desired wisdom in your youth, how will you acquire her in your old age?”
“If you interrupt your studies for one day, it will take you two to regain what you have lost.”
“If you touch pitch, it will stick to your fingers; even so, if you associate with evil companions, you will acquire their vices.”
“If your business does not prosper in one town, try another.”
“Ignorance and conceit go hand in hand.”
“In proportion to thy efforts will be thy recompense.”
“Into the well from which thou drinkest do not cast a stone.”
“It is a bounden duty to visit the sick.”
“It is a father’s duty not only to provide for his minor children, but also to take care of their instruction, and to teach his son a trade and whatever is necessary for his future welfare.”
“It is beautiful and rejoicing to see grapes on the vine; it is ugly and repugnant to see grapes on a thorn-bush.”
“It is better to be a menial than to live upon the charity of others.”
“It is better to lend than to give. To give employment is better than either.”
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“Each person according to his condition gives the Supreme Being a name; but in reality to name the Unknowable is vain.”
