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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A person who seeks help for a friend, while needy himself, will be answered first
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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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Breed not a savage dog, nor permit a loose stairway
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Only a fraction of a man's virtues should be enumerated in his presence
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Silence (in court) may be equivalent to confession
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Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end.
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More people die from over-eating than from undernourishment
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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
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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.
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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 and leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond th
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Life is so short we must move very slowly.
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Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies.
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Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.