Wise Quotes by The Talmud

To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong

— The Talmud

The Divine Spirit does not reside in any except the joyful heart

— The Talmud

A legal decision depends not on the teacher's age, but on the force of his argument

— The Talmud

The highest form of wisdom is kindness

— The Talmud

There is no pity for a man who moans about living in one town and does not move to another.

— 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…

— The 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 Talmud

You can educate a fool, but you cannot make him think.

— The Talmud

Doubt cannot override a certainty.

— The Talmud

A dream which is not interpreted is like a letter which is not read.

— The Talmud

The sacred books should be burned rather than made available to women.

— The Talmud

For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the learned it is the season of the harvest.

— The Talmud