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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Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies.
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Only a fraction of a man's virtues should be enumerated in his presence
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Don't use the conduct of a fool as a precedent
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A dream which is not interpreted is like a letter which is not read.
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Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order.
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This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth.
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The burden is equal to the horse's strength.
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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 person who seeks help for a friend, while needy himself, will be answered first
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A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
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If one man says to thee, ''Thou art a donkey',' pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle.
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If silence be good for the wise, how much better for fools
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Hire yourself out to work, which is beneath you, rather than become dependent on others
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How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened