The Talmud Quotes Page 7

“Medicine is a science whose practise is authorized by God Himself.”

“Men should thank God alike for evil and for good.”

“Misery and remorse are the children of revenge.”

“Money belonging to orphans should only be invested where the chance of gain is greater than the chance of loss.”

“Money makes even b*stards legitimate.”

“Never take the clothes of wife or children in payment of a debt.”

“No labor, however humble, is dishonoring.”

“Not what you say about yourself, but what others say.”

“One man may earn immortality by the work of a few short years, while others earn it by the work of a long life.”

“One may decline the request of a lesser person, but one may not decline the request of a great person.”

“One who restrains his temper, all his sins meet forgiveness.”

“Parental love should be impartial; one child must not be preferred to the other.”

“Poor servants ask advice after a thing has happened.”

“Prepare thyself in the antechamber that thou mayest worthily enter the throne-room.”

“Pride is a sign of the worst poverty — ignorance.”

“Pride is like idolatry.”

“Regulate thy will in accordance with God’s will, and submit thy will to His will.”

“Religion is the light of the world.”

“Repeat, repeat. That is the best medicine for memory.”

“Respect your parents as you respect Me, says God.”

“Silence may be equivalent to confession.”

“Sin begets sin.”

“Sinful thoughts are even more dangerous than sin itself.”

“Some are old in their youth, others young in their old age.”

“Sow peace at home, scatter its fruits abroad.”

“Speech is the messenger of the heart.”

“Teach the children of the poor without compensation, and do not favor the children of the rich.”

“Teach thy tongue to say, 'I do not know'.”

“The beginning of anger is madness, the end penitence.”

“The burden is equal to the horse’s strength.”