Mention not a blemish which is thy own in detraction of a neighbour. The Talmud More Quotes by The Talmud More Quotes From The Talmud 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. The Talmud Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the soul bears the body, so God endures the world. Just as the soul sees but is not seen, so God sees but is not seen. The Talmud Whoever destroys a single life is as guilty as though he had destroyed the entire world and whoever resues a single life earns as much merit as though he had rescued the entire world. The Talmud Rather skin a carcass for pay in the public streets than be idly dependent on charity. The Talmud There are three whose life is no life: he who lives at another?s table; he whose wife domineers over him; and he who suffers bodily affliction. The Talmud He that gives should never remember, he that receives should never forget. The Talmud He who mixes with unclean things becomes unclean himself; he whose associations are pure becomes purer each day. The Talmud Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, Grow, Grow The Talmud All the blessings of a household come through the wife, therefore should her husband honour her. The Talmud Live well. It is the greatest revenge. The Talmud If you wish to know how much preferable wisdom is to gold, then observe: if you change gold you get silver for it, but your gold is gone; but if you exchange one sort of wisdom for another, you obtain fresh knowledge, and at the same time keep what you possessed before. The Talmud Whosoever does not persecute them that persecute him; whosoever takes an offence in silence; he who does good because of love; he who is cheerful under his sufferings -- these are the friends of God, and of them the Scripture says: "They shall shine forth like the sun at noontide." The Talmud If thou lackest knowledge, what hast thou then acquired? Hast thou acquired knowledge, what else dost thou want? The Talmud Hold no man responsible for what he says in his grief. The Talmud Who can protest and does not, is an accomplice in the act. The Talmud Wine nourishes, refreshes and cheers. Wine is the foremost of medicines . . . wherever wine is lacking, medicines become necessary. The Talmud Customs are more powerful than laws. The Talmud Beware of too much laughter, for it deadens the mind and produces oblivion. The Talmud Never expose yourself unnecessarily to danger a miracle may not save you...and if it does, it will be deducted from your share of luck or merit. The Talmud Understand a man by his deeds and words; the impressions of others lead to false judgment. The Talmud
