"If a great man says something that seems illogical, don’t laugh; try to understand it." ~~ Talmud, Berakot 19b
"Even if a man is a rabbi, when his father enters, the son must rise [in the presence of his pupils]." ~~ Talmud, Horayot 13b
"Weep for the mourners and not for the dead, for he is gone to his rest and we are left to lament." ~~ Talmud, Mo’ed Qatan
"If you are a man of the sword, you can’t claim to be a man of the book; and if you are a man of the book, you will not be a man of the sword." ~~ Talmud, Avodah Zarah 17b
"When the president enters, all rise and none sits until he says: “Be seated!”" ~~ Talmud, Horayot
"Come, see how great the power of slander! How do we know? From the story of the spies that went into the Promised Land." ~~ Talmud Arakhim
"To get a gift means to return one." ~~ Talmud, Sukkah
"To promote peace, we support the poor of the heathen, visit their sick and bury their dead, along with the poor, the sick, and the dead of Israel." ~~ Talmud: Gittin
"A man is led the way he wishes to follow." ~~ Talmud, Makkoth 10b
"To rob one’s fellow of a penny may be as bad as robbing him of his life. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Kamma, 119a
"Study is worth as much as ritual sacrifice." ~~ (adapted from) Talmud, Menahot 110a
"A man should eat and drink less than he can afford to, dress as well and as much as he can afford to, and lavish more on his wife. " ~~ Talmud, Chullin
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