13 Quotes & Sayings By Talmud

The Talmud (Hebrew: "Talmud", singular Talmud, Tractates Talmudim) is a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. It is also considered the foremost source of the Oral Law, the traditional laws governing the Israelites. It consists of the written and oral law, believed to be based on the teachings of the Israelite rabbis in Babylon between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE. The two major divisions of the Talmud are the Babylonian Talmud (often referred to simply as "Talmud Babli" or Talmud Bavli), and the Jerusalem Talmud (also known as "Talmud Yerushalmi"). The Talmud is based on oral traditions of Judaism that were passed down from one generation to another Read more

There are dozens of books in the Talmud.

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Ambition destroys its possessor. Talmud
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A wife is the joy of a man's heart. Talmud
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When love is strong a man and a woman can make their bed on a sword's blade. When love grows weak a bed of 60 cubits is not large enough. Talmud
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Don't use the conduct of a fool as a precedent. Talmud
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If I am not for myself who will be for me? If I am not for others who am I for? And if not now when? Talmud
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Where love is no room is too small. Talmud
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He who prays for his neighbors will be heard for himself. Talmud
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Hope for a miracle. But don't depend on one. Talmud
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The deeper the sorrow the less tongue hath it. Talmud
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Iron sharpens iron scholar the scholar. Talmud
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He who talks too much commits a sin. Talmud
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And if not now when? Talmud