Talmud, The

Quotes:

"Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow."

"If one man says to thee, Thou art a donkey, pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle."

"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."

"A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not."

"Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes."

"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."

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