Wisdom Archives - Page 77 of 80

"The size of the cedar is measured by its shadow, of a man by his humility." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"No righteous man passes away before one like him is created." ~~ Talmud, Yoma

"If you cling to wisdom, you cannot cling to [impure] desires." ~~ The Mezeritzer Rabbi

"Be not like slaves that minister to the master for the sake of a reward, but like those that minister to him seeking none!" ~~ Avot 1:3

"Those who are pure of heart find new thoughts whenever they meditate." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"Silence means consent." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot

"The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of wisdom." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 10:11

"A man of good sense guards his tongue and attends to his own affairs." ~~ Ibn Gabirol

"As, in water, face mirrors face, so the mind of man mirrors him." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 27:19

"The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." ~~ Andrew S. Tanenbaum

"If you judge men by their beards and their girth, then goats are the wisest creatures on earth." ~~ Joseph Solomon Delmedigo

"A man speaks only what he ponders in his heart. " ~~ Elhanan L. Levinsky