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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Better an ounce from the ground than a pound from the roof
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Hire yourself out to work, which is beneath you, rather than become dependent on others
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This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth.
life move short
Life is so short we must move very slowly.
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Silence (in court) may be equivalent to confession
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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.
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He who loves money will not be satisfied with money
fools fools-and-foolishness good silence
If silence be good for the wise, how much better for fools
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More people die from over-eating than from undernourishment
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He whose wisdom exceeds his works, to what may he be likened? To a tree whose branches are numerous but whose roots are few. The wind comes along and uproots it and sweeps it down.
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A person who seeks help for a friend, while needy himself, will be answered first
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A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not.
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A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
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A dream which is not interpreted is like a letter which is not read.