Quotes from the Talmud

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Quotes from the Talmud

At first the evil inclination is like a passer-by, then like a guest, and finally like the master of the house.
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Just as water avoids the heights and flows into the depths, so wisdom is found only among the humble.
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God did not create woman from man's head, that he should command her, nor from his feet, that she should be his slave, but rather from his side, that she should be close to his heart.
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The greatest hero is the one who turns an enemy into a friend.
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What the child says in the marketplace, the parents have said to it beforehand.
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What is hateful to you - do not do that to your neighbor!
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Everyone should say to themselves: For my sake the world was created, therefore I am co-responsible.
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Words that come from the heart reach the heart.
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Man was created only on the last day before the Sabbath, so that if he becomes arrogant, one can say to him: Even the mosquito was created before you.
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Why is God kind? Because he is just. And why is God just? Because he is kind — for he shows sinners the way to repentance.
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Whoever has committed a sin twice no longer considers it a sin.
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There is no lonelier person than one who loves only himself.
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It happens that one earns heaven in a single hour.
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Belong to the persecuted, not to the persecutors!
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Prayer without devotion is a body without a soul.
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A person should be pliant like a reed and not stiff like a feather.
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Learning is not the most important thing, but doing.
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This is among the things whose fruit a person enjoys in this world, while the stock remains for him in the world to come: making peace between people.
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Let your house stand wide open, and let the poor be like sons of the house to you.
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In his own house, even the poor man is a prince.
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The best quality is a good heart.
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Ten measures of beauty came down to the earth. Jerusalem received nine of them. The rest of the world, one. Ten measures of suffering came down to the earth. Jerusalem received nine of them. The rest of the world, one.
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Whoever believes that his friend surpasses him even in a single point should show him honor.
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The most important study of the Torah is the one that leads to action.
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Whoever presses time is pressed back by time.
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For the one to whom doing matters more than knowing, knowledge endures; but for the one to whom knowledge matters more than doing, knowledge does not endure.
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One should not pray as if reading from a form letter.
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A lie that does not begin with a truth will not be believed.
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Sin dulls the heart of a person.
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The evil inclination in man craves only what is forbidden.
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A judge who renders a just verdict is, as it were, a co-worker of God in the work of creation.
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Who is wise? He who learns from every person. Who is strong? He who conquers his passions.
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Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
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God has granted Israel three precious gifts, and none of them is free of sorrow: the Law, the Land, and the World to Come.
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Much strife in a person's house arises from groundless hatred.
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Whoever does not teach his son a trade teaches him to be a thief.
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A judge may pass judgment neither on a friend nor on an enemy.
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He who respects his fellow human beings will himself be respected.
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Arrogance is a sign of poverty of spirit.
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If only a person could pray all day long! Why? Because prayer never loses its value.
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