The Talmud
The Talmud
The Talmudis a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. It is also traditionally referred to as Shas, a Hebrew abbreviation of shisha sedarim, the "six orders", a reference to the six orders of the Mishnah. The term "Talmud" normally refers to the collection of writings named specifically the Babylonian Talmud, although there is also an earlier collection known as the Jerusalem Talmud, or Palestinian Talmud. When referring to post-biblical periods, namely those of the creation of the Talmud, the Talmudic academies...
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Breed not a savage dog, nor permit a loose stairway
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Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order.
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Better an ounce from the ground than a pound from the roof
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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.
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Don't use the conduct of a fool as a precedent
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Who is wise? One who learns from all.
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Who is a wise man? He who learns of all men.
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Who is a hero? He who conquers his urges
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You can educate a fool, but you cannot make him think
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Whoever destroys a single life is as guilty as though he had destroyed the entire world; and whoever rescues a single life earns as much merit as though he had rescued the entire world
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Who can protest an injustice but does not is an accomplice to the act
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Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.
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Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet.
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Richer is one hour of repentance and good works in this world than all of life of the world to come; and richer is one hour's calm of spirit in the world to come than all of life of this world