The Talmud

Quote: Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more than his deeds, his wisdom does not endure. [The Talmud]

Quote: Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes. [The Talmud]

Quote: Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth which goes with him only while good fortune lasts. Second, his relatives; they go only as far as the grave, leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond the grave. [The Talmud]

Quote: The sun will set without thy assistance. [The Talmud]

Quote: Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order. [The Talmud]

Quote: This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth. [The Talmud]

Quote: Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies. [The Talmud]

Quote: Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end. [The Talmud]

Quote: A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished. [The Talmud]

Quote: Greater even than the pious man is he who eats that which is the fruit of his own toil; for scripture declares him twice-blessed. [The Talmud]

Quote: The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it. [The Talmud]

Quote: If one man says to thee, Thou art a donkey, pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle. [The Talmud]

Quote: A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not. [The Talmud]

Quote: Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow. [The Talmud]

Quote: Who is a wise man? He who learns of all men. [The Talmud]

Quote: No labor, however humble, is dishonoring. [The Talmud]

Quote: Who is wise? One who learns from all. [The Talmud]

Quote: The end result of wisdom is... good deeds. [The Talmud]

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