Inspirational Quotes from the Talmud (Sacred Text of the Jewish Faith)

Inspirational Quotations by The Talmud (Sacred Text of the Jewish Faith)

The Talmud is a sacred text of the Jewish faith—it is the corpus of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend.

The word Talmud is short for ‘Talmud Torah,’ which means “study of the Torah” in Hebrew. The Torah is the Hebrew term for the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.)

The Talmud is composed of several volumes of rabbinical discussions about the interpretation of the Biblical text related to Jewish history, philosophy, ethics, and customs—the meaning and conduct of life, in general.

The central part of the Talmud is the Mishnah, a record of the core teachings of the Jewish faith that were previously preserved only orally. Surrounding the Mishnah is the Gemara, the interpretation and commentaries of the Mishnah.

The Talmud has no single author. Instead, it is a collection of several volumes, to which Jewish scholars have added their accumulated knowledge over time since about 220 CE.

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Inspirational Quotes from the Talmud (Sacred Text of the Jewish Faith)

Who is a hero? He who conquers his urges
—The Talmud
Topics: Heroes

He who has the least understanding has the most questions.
—The Talmud
Topics: Wisdom

A man without a fitting companion is like the left hand without the right.
—The Talmud
Topics: Associates

Habit strips sin of its enormity.
—The Talmud
Topics: Habit

Birds of a feather flock together; and so with men—like to like.
—The Talmud
Topics: Loyalty, Associates

Use thy best vase today, for tomorrow it may, perchance, be broken.
—The Talmud

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.
—The Talmud

The just of all nations have a portion in the future reward.
—The Talmud
Topics: Immortality

Truth is heavy, therefore few carry it.
—The Talmud
Topics: Truth

Laughter and levity habituate a man to lewdness.
—The Talmud

There are three who are especially beloved by God: he who is forbearing, he who is temperate, and he who is courteous.
—The Talmud
Topics: Good

If one finds a marked article he should advertise it publicly, so that the owner may recover it.
—The Talmud

When the wife of a man’s youth dies, the altar of the Lord is in mourning.
—The Talmud

Rather be thou the tail among lions than the head among foxes.
—The Talmud
Topics: Humility

It is better to lend than to give. To give employment is better than either.
—The Talmud
Topics: Charity

Despise not public opinion.
—The Talmud
Topics: Public opinion

He who has compassion on his fellow man is accounted of the true seed of Abraham.
—The Talmud
Topics: Mercy

To be faithless to a given promise is as sinful as idolatry.
—The Talmud
Topics: Truth

Reverence of God is the basis of morality.
—The Talmud

It is wrong to receive a present from a thief.
—The Talmud

Learn a little here and a little there, and you will increase in knowledge.
—The Talmud
Topics: Wisdom

The world is only saved by the breath of the school-children.
—The Talmud
Topics: Wisdom

The reward of good works is like dates; sweet and ripening late.
—The Talmud

Man possesses three sorts of friends in this world: his children, his wealth, and his Good Works.
—The Talmud
Topics: Charity

Get your living by skinning carcasses in the street, if you cannot otherwise, and do not say, “I am a priest, I am a great man; this work would not befit my dignity”.
—The Talmud
Topics: Labor

To be unmarried is to live without joy, without blessing, without kindness, without religion, and without peace.
—The Talmud

A thing to which a fool does not consent, know as the right thing.
—The Talmud
Topics: Advice

For the righteous there is no rest, neither in this world nor in the next, for they go, say the Scriptures, “from strength unto strength, from task to task, until they shall see God in Zion”.
—The Talmud
Topics: Immortality

The measure man metes to man the same will be meted to him.
—The Talmud

Not without reason goes the crow to the raven, but because it is of its kind.
—The Talmud
Topics: Associates