Talmud Wisdom Quotes

1.  The fact that people have one mouth and two ears means that they should listen twice as much as they speak.

 

2.  If you try to make friends without flaws, you will never have friends for life.

 

3.  Not teaching your children to do physical labor is like teaching them to pillage and robbery.

 

4.  The winner makes a path by stepping on the snow, but the loser waits for the snow to melt.

 

5.  Don't have two arrows. The second arrow distracts you from focusing on the first arrow.

 

6.  Don't insult or criticize him until you put yourself in his shoes.

 

7.  Just as a good horse needs a whip, a wise man needs advice.

 

8.  What is invisible to the eye is more fearful than what is invisible to the mind.

 

9.  Dress as well as you can. Appearance is much more important than you think.

 

10.  Be silent in the presence of those who are wiser than you.

 

11.  Reviewing what you have learned is not for memorization, but because the more you repeat, the more new discoveries you make.

 

12.  Do what needs to be done first, and leave what can be put off until last.

 

13.  A jar with one coin in it makes a lot of noise, but a jar full of coins is quiet.

 

14.  When the devil is too busy to visit people, he sends alcohol instead.

 

15.  People can quickly notice minor skin diseases in others, but they cannot recognize their own fatal diseases.

 

16.  The wisest person in the world is the one who can learn something from everyone he meets.

 

17.  If you promise something to your child, always keep it. If you don't keep it, you are teaching your child to lie.

 

18.  Gossiping about others harms oneself, the other person, and even the person who hears it.

 

19.   A strong person is one who can suppress himself and turn his enemies into friends.

 

20.   Actions speak louder than words.