The Talmud
Quotes by The Talmud
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For the unlearned, old age is a winter; for the learned it is the season of the harvest.
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Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, Grow, grow.
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He who hath compassion upon others receives compassion from Heaven.
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Even a poor man who lives on charity should give charity.
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Better is he who gives little to charity from money honestly earned, than he who gives much from dishonestly gained wealth.
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Let no man ask what had been before creation of the world.
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Rabbi Akiba said: Everything is foreseen, yet freedom is given; the world is judged by grace, yet all is according to the amount of good works.
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Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet.
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A man cannot say to the Angel of Death: I wish to arrange my affairs before I die.
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Good deeds are better than wise sayings.
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Teach thy tongue to say, I do not know.
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Jealousy, passion, vanity drive one out of the world.
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If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if thirsty, give him water to drink. Even if he came to kill you, give him food if he is hungry or water if he is thirsty.
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You must forgive those who transgress against you before you can look to forgiveness from Above.
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It is fitting for a great God to forgive great sinners.
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A man does not hurt his finger unless it is decreed from above.
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God says to man: With thy very wounds I will heal thee.
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Just as the larger fish in the sea swallow the smaller, so also is it with men. If not for the fear of government, the stronger would swallow the weaker.
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Whoever humbles himself, God elevates him; whoever is proud, God brings him down. Whoever runs after honors, honors run away from him.
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God wants the heart.
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