Profoundly inspirational Talmud quotes will brighten up your day and make you feel ready to take on anything.
Famous Talmud Quotes
Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes. – Talmud
Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order. – Talmud
Life is so short we must move very slowly. – Talmud
The end result of wisdom is… good deeds. – Talmud
Silence (in court) may be equivalent to confession – Talmud
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. – Talmud
Who is wise? One who learns from all. – Talmud
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished. – Talmud
Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend’s friend has a friend; be discreet. – Talmud
When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son. – Talmud
When a scholar goes to seek out a bride he should take along an ignoramus as an expert – Talmud
Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more than his deeds, his wisdom does not endure. – Talmud
Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies. – Talmud
He who is without a wife dwells without blessing, life, joy, help, good, and peace – Talmud
Breed not a savage dog, nor permit a loose stairway – Talmud
Who is a hero? He who conquers his urges – Talmud
A dream which is not interpreted is like a letter which is not read. – Talmud
For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the learned it is the season of the harvest. – 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 – Talmud
You can educate a fool, but you cannot make him think – Talmud
The Divine Spirit does not reside in any except the joyful heart – Talmud
Whoever destroys a single life is as guilty as though he had destroyed the entire world; and whoever rescues a single life earns as much merit as though he had rescued the entire world – Talmud
Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end. – Talmud
Don’t use the conduct of a fool as a precedent – Talmud
If silence be good for the wise, how much better for fools – Talmud
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money – Talmud
The burden is equal to the horse’s strength. – Talmud
Who can protest an injustice but does not is an accomplice to the act – Talmud
The day is short, the labor long, the workers are idle, and reward is great, and the Master is urgent – Talmud
Who is a wise man? He who learns of all men. – Talmud
A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not. – Talmud
To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong – 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 and leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond th – Talmud
The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it. – Talmud
There are stars who’s light only reaches the earth long after they have fallen appart. There are people who’s remembrance gives light in this world, long after they have passed away. This light shines in our darkest nights on the road we must follow. – Talmud
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. – Talmud
A person who seeks help for a friend, while needy himself, will be answered first – Talmud
More people die from over-eating than from undernourishment – Talmud
Only a fraction of a man’s virtues should be enumerated in his presence – Talmud
Do not decide that someone is good until you see how he or she acts at home – Talmud
How many pens are broken, how many ink bottles consumed, to write about things that have never happened – Talmud
If one man says to thee, ”Thou art a donkey’,’ pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle. – Talmud
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow. – Talmud
Better an ounce from the ground than a pound from the roof – Talmud
Hire yourself out to work, which is beneath you, rather than become dependent on others – Talmud
There is no pity for a man who moans about living in one town and does not move to another. – Talmud
This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth. – Talmud
There are three whose lives are lacking: the over-compassionate, the hot-tempered, and the too-squeamish – Talmud
