The Talmud Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old The Talmud quotes, The Talmud sayings, and The Talmud proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

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. The Talmud
Who forces time is pushed back by time; who yields to time finds time on his side. The Talmud
When you teach your son, you teach your son's son. The Talmud
How great some people would be if they were not arrogant. The Talmud
When you teach your son, you teach your son's son. The Talmud
He who promises runs in debt. The Talmud
When a scholar goes to seek out a bride he should take along an ignoramus as an expert. The Talmud
Breed not a savage dog, nor permit a loose stairway The Talmud
Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow, grow.". The Talmud
If you add to the truth, you subtract from it. The Talmud
Who is the wise person? The one who foresees the consequences. The Talmud
When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son. The Talmud
A man who promises runs in debt. The Talmud
Wine nourishes, refreshes, and cheers. Wine is the foremost of all medicines...Whenever wine is lacking, medicines become necessary. The Talmud
A single man was created in the world, to teach that if any man caused a single soul to perish from Israel, Scripture imputes it to him as though he had caused a whole world to perish; and if any man saves alive a single soul from Israel Scripture imputes it to him as though he had saved alive a whole world. The Talmud
Every parent who does not teach his child a trade, it is as though he taught him to rob. The Talmud