Saturday 26 April 2008

TALMUD QUOTES (2)

-A legal decision depends not on the teacher's age, but on the force of his argument.
-A tree in the desert is still a tree.
-Better an ounce from the ground than a pound from the roof.
-Breed not a savage dog, nor permit a loose stairway.
-Do not attempt to confute a lion after he's dead.
-Don't use the conduct of a fool as a precedent.
-Doubt cannot override a certainty.
-He who promiseth runs in debt.
-He who sacrifices a whole offering shall be rewarded for a whole offering; he who offers a burnt-offering shall have the reward of a burnt-offering; but he who offers humility to God and man shall be rewarded with a reward as if he had offered all the sacrifices in the world.
-Into the well which supplies thee with water, cast no stones.
-Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar.
-The world is only saved by the breath of the school children.
-Throw no stones into the well whence you have drunk.
-Underneath the wings of the seraphim are stretched the arms of the divine mercy, ever ready to receive sinners.
-Trust not your own powers till the day of your death.
-Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.
-Sheep follow sheep.
-The burden is equal to the horse's strength.
-Let your left hand turn away what your right hands attracts.
-When choosing a wife look down the social scale; when selecting a friend, look upwards.

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