Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Talmud or The Talmud NULL
Scholarly Interpretation including the Mishnah and Gemara, First Codification of Jewish Oral Law, Talmud meaning "instruction, learning", Central Text of mainstream Judaism consisting of 63 tractates expressing the opinions of thousands of rabbis on subjects including law, ethics, philosophy, customs, history, theology and lore
"Who can protest and does not, is an accomplice in the act."
"Where love is, no room is too small."
"Who forces time is pushed back by time; who yields to time finds time on his side."
"When you teach your son, you teach your son's son."
"Who is strong? He who subdues his passions."
"Who is a hero? He who conquers his urges."
"Who is wise? One who learns from all."
"Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion."
"Who’s respected? The one that respects other human beings."
"Whosoever does not persecute them that persecute him; whosoever takes an offence in silence; he who does good because of love; he who is cheerful under his sufferings. These are the friends of God, and of them the Scripture says, “They shall shine forth like the sun at noontide.”"
"Would that life were like the shadow cast by a wall or a tree, but it is like the shadow of a bird in flight."
"Whoever destroys a single life is as guilty as though he had destroyed the entire world; and whoever rescues a single life earns as much merit as though he had rescued the entire world."
"You can educate a fool, but you cannot make him think."
"Whoever is compassionate on human beings, gets compassion from [heaven] above."