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 BIBLE AND TALMUD 
 
 QUINTESSENCE OF JEWISH MORALS 
 AND ETHICS, FOR HOME AND 
 SCHOOL. 
 
 — BY — 
 
 D. A. FRIEDMAN. 
 
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 INDEX- 
 
 PAGK. 
 
 The WouiaJi 1 and 25 
 
 Love 2 '^ 26 
 
 The Wife 3 -' 29 
 
 P.irents an.l Chihlreii 4 '^ 31 
 
 Instruction 5 
 
 \Vis<h;in [] 
 
 Advice 8 '^ 62 
 
 Talking 9 
 
 Diligence 10 ^^ 62 
 
 Praying 11 '^ 38 
 
 Eating and Drinking 12 ^' 40 
 
 Charity 13 ^^ 43 
 
 Rigliteonsness 14 '^ 59 
 
 Wealtli and Poverty 16 '^58 
 
 Providence 17 '^ 57 
 
 Honesty 18 '^ 54 
 
 Fi'ien Isbip 19 
 
 Slander 20 '^ 50 
 
 Wratli 22 " 51 
 
 Pride and Hund)leness 23 '^ 52 
 
 Trutli and Falsehood 23 '^ 46 
 
 Marriage 27 
 
 Study and Students 34 
 
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 INDEX 
 
 (notbes 42 
 
 Liibor 42 
 
 Association 46 
 
 Fl;ittery and Hypocrisy 53 
 
 Honor 61 
 
 Leader and Community 63 
 
 Israel 64 
 
 Miscellaneous 65 
 
 Notes 67 
 
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 PEOYEEBS OF THE BIBLE 1 
 
 THE WOMAN. 
 
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 1. The wise woman buildetli her house, 
 but the foolish ]3ulleth it clown with her own 
 hands. {Prov, xiv 1.) 
 
 2. A virtuous woman is a crown to her 
 husband, but she that brings shame is as rotten- 
 ness in his bones, (Ibid, xii, 4-) 
 
 3. As a golden ring in a swine's snout, so 
 is a handsome woman which is without discre- 
 tion. {Ibid, xi, 22,) 
 
 4. Grace is false, beauty is A^ain, but a wo. 
 man that feareth God, she shall be praised. 
 (^Ibid, xxxi, 30^) 
 
 5. A gracious woman retaineth honor as 
 diligent men retain riches, {ibid, xi, 16.) 
 
 6. A continual dropping on a rainy day 
 and a (ontentious woman are alike, (Ibid, 
 xxviii, 15,) 
 
 7. It is better to dwell in a corner of a 
 roof than with a quarrelsome woman in a roomy 
 house. (Ibid, xxi, 9.) 
 
 8. One man among a thousand did I find. 
 
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 PKOVEKTJS OF 
 
 but 51 woman ainoiii;' all tliese did I not find 
 
 LOVE. 
 
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 1. Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love 
 coveretli all sius. {Prov. x, i/.) 
 
 2. Better is a dinner of herbs where love 
 is than a stall-fed ox and hatred therewith 
 {Ibid, XV, 17,) 
 
 ,3. He that coveretli a transgression seeketh 
 love; bur he that repeateth a matter separateth 
 confident friends^ {Ibid, xvii, P,) 
 
 1. Strong as death is love; its heat is the 
 heat of fire — a flame of God. Many waters are 
 not able to quench love, nor can the rivers flood 
 it away. (>o/. Song, viu, 6,) 
 
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 THE WIFE. 
 
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 1. Let thy fountain be blessed; and re- 
 joice witli the wife of thy youtli. The lovely 
 gazelle and the gracefnl chamois: Let her 
 bosom satisfy thee at all times, and be thou 
 ravished always with her love. {Prov. v, 78 J9) 
 
 2. Whoso hath found a good wife hath 
 found happiness, and hath obtained favor from 
 the Lord. (Ibid, xviii, 22,) 
 
 3. House and wealth are an inheritance 
 from fathers; but an intelligent wife is from the 
 Lord. (Ihid, xix, JU^) 
 
 4. Enjoy life with the wife whom thou 
 lovest all the days of the vanity which. God hath 
 given thee under the sun, for this is thy portion 
 in this life and in thy toil which thou toilest 
 under the sun. (Eccles, ix, 9,) 
 
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 PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 
 
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 1. A wise son niaketh a glad father; but 
 a foolish soil is the grief of his mother. (Frov, 
 
 X, 1.) 
 
 2. A fool despiseth his father's instruc- 
 tion, but he that regardeth reproof is pru 
 dent. (Ihitl, XV, 5.) 
 
 3. Children's children are the crown of 
 old men, and the glory of children are their 
 tathers. {Ihid, xvii, 6.) 
 
 4. Whoso robbeth his father or his 
 mother and saith, it is no transgression; the 
 same is a companion of a destroyer, {Ibid, 
 xxviii, 24-.) 
 
 5. He that spareth his rod hateth his son; 
 but he that loveth him chastiseth him betimes, 
 {Ibid, xiii, 24,) 
 
 6. Train up the lad in accordance with his 
 course. Even when he groweth old wall not 
 depart from it. (/6i'^, xxii, 6,) 
 
 7. Withold not correction from a lad; for 
 
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 il tbou beatest him with the rod he will not 
 die. Thou shalt beut him with the rod and 
 shall deliver his soul from hell. [Ibid, xxiii, 
 
 8. Correct thy son and he will give thee 
 rest: yea, he will give delight unto thy soul. 
 {Ibid, xxiXj 17,) 
 
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 IXSTRUCTIOX. 
 
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 1. Whoso loveth instruction loveth 
 knowledge 5 but he that hateth reproof, is 
 brutish. (Prov, xii, b.) 
 
 2. Poverty and shame shall be to him 
 that rejected Instruction, but he that regardeth 
 reproof shall be honored. (^Ibid, xiii, IS,) 
 
 3. Instruction is grievous unto him that 
 forsaketh the right way. He that hateth re- 
 proof shall die. (Ibid, xv, 10,) 
 
 4. A scorner loA^eth not one that re= 
 j)roveth him; neither will he go unto the wise. 
 (Ibid, 12,)
 
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 5 He that correcteth a scorner aquireth 
 for himself abuse, and he that reproveth the 
 wicked getteth himself a blemish. Give instruct- 
 ion to the wise and he will become yet wiser, 
 teach a just man and he will increase in loarnino:. 
 (Ibid ix, 8-9.) 
 
 6. It is better to hear the rebuke of the 
 wise, than that a man should hear the song of 
 fools. (Eccles, vii, 5.) 
 
 WISDOM. 
 
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 1. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom; 
 for the merchandise of it is better than the mer- 
 chandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine 
 gold. She is dearer than i^earls, aud all precious 
 things are not equal unto her^ (Prov. iii, 13-15.) 
 
 2. He that Avalketh with wise men will be- 
 come wise ; but he that associateth with fools 
 will be destroyed. {Ibid, xiii, 20.) 
 
 3. The scorner seeketh wisdom and findeth
 
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 it not ; butkiiowle.ige is easy to tJie man of 
 understanding. {IbicL xiv, 6.) 
 
 4. Let a bear, robbed of her whelps meet a 
 man rather than a Icol in his iollv. (Jbid, 
 xvii, 12.) 
 
 5. A fool hath no delight in understand- 
 ing, but in making known his own ideas. {Ibid, 
 xviii. 2.) 
 
 6. Speak not before the ears of a fool ; for 
 he will despise thy intelligent words. ( Ibid 
 xxiii, 9.) 
 
 7. As a dog returneth to his vomit, so doth 
 a fool repeat to act in his folly. (Ibid. xxvi. 11,) 
 
 8. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit, 
 there is more hojie of a fool than of liim. 
 {Ibid, 12.) 
 
 9. It is better to liear the rebuke of a wise 
 than that a man should hear the song of fools. 
 For as the crackling of tliorns under a pot. so is 
 the laugliter of a fool. {Ecdes, vii, o.) 
 
 10. The words of wise men beared in quiet 
 are better than the cry of him that ruleth among 
 fools. {Ibid. 17.) 
 
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 11. Tlie ])Oor man's wisdom is despised 
 1115(1 his woi-ds are not beared. (IbicL ix, 1^,) 
 
 ADVICE. 
 
 1. Where no eounsel is the people fall : but 
 in the niultitiide of counsellors there is safety. 
 {Prov. x\, 18.) 
 
 2. Without consulation phms are frust- 
 i-ated: but througii multitude of counsellors they 
 are established. (Ibid, xv, 22.) 
 
 '^, Counsel in tlie heart of man is like deep 
 water ; l)ut a man of understanding will draw it 
 ont, (Ibid, XX. 5.) 
 
 4. There are many thoughts in a man's 
 heart : but the counsel of the Lord alone will 
 stand firm. (Ibid, xix, 21,) 
 
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 TALKING. 
 
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 1. In a multitude of words transgression 
 cannot be avoided ; but lie that refrainetb his 
 lips is intelligent. (Prov. x. 10.) 
 
 2. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his 
 life : but he that openeth wide his lips shall have 
 destruction. (Ibid, xiii, 3,) 
 
 3. Even a fool, when he keepeth silence, is 
 counted wise ; he that shutteth his lips is es- 
 teemed a man of understanding. ( Ibid, xvii, 28. ) 
 
 4. Death and life are in the power of the 
 tongue, and they that love it, will eat its fruit. 
 (Ibid xviii, 21.) 
 
 5. AYhoso keepeth his mouth and his 
 tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. {Ibid, 
 xxi, 23.) 
 
 6. Let another man praise thee, and not 
 thy own mouth ; a stranger, and not thy own 
 lips. (Ibid, xxvii, 2.)
 
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 DILIGENCE. 
 
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 1. Go to the ant thou sluggard ! consider 
 her ways and he wise : She hath no prince, 
 officer, or ruler, provideth her provision in 
 Suuuner, gathereth her food in tlie harvest. 
 How long wilt thou lie down, O sluggard, when 
 wilt thou arise of thy sleep? {Prov. vi, 6-9.) 
 
 2. He that laboreth with an indolent hand 
 becometh poor^ but the hand of the diligent 
 maketh rich. (Ibid, x, 6,) 
 
 3. The inteligent son gathereth in summer 
 (in his youth); but the shameful son sleepeth 
 still in harvest. {Ibid, 7.) 
 
 4. As vinegar is to the teeth aud smoke is 
 to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those that send 
 him. (Ihkl, 26,) 
 
 5. The sluggard desireth and hath noth= 
 ing; but the diligent will be abundantly grati- 
 fied. (Ihid, xiii, 4.) 
 
 0. He that is slothful in his work is a 
 brother to the destroyer, (Ibid, xviii. 9,) 
 
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 7. Asa door tiiriietli upon its hinges, so 
 dotli tlie slotliful upon liis bed. {Ibid, xxvi, 7^. ) 
 
 S. Tlie slotlitnl liidetli liis hand in his 
 bosom, it grieveth him to bring it again to his 
 moutli. (Ibicl^ Id,) 
 
 9. He tliat tilleth his ground v.ill have 
 plenty of bread; but he that runneth after idle 
 things will have enough of poverty. (Ihid, 
 xxviii. 19.) 
 
 10. By much slothfuhiess the building- 
 decayed, and through idleness the house drop- 
 peth through. l^EccIes, x, 18.) 
 
 PRAYING. 
 
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 1. The Lord is nigh unto all those who 
 call on him — to all who call on him in truth. 
 (Psalm, CXLY, 18,) 
 
 2. The Lord is far from the wicked; but 
 the prayer of the righteous doth he hear. {Prov. 
 XY, 29.) 
 
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 3. He that tiirnetli away liis oar fioiu 
 liearing the law, even liis pra\er beconicth an 
 aboniination, {Ibid, xxviii, 9.) 
 
 4. And wlien ye spread forth yonr hands 
 I w ill withdraw my eyes from j^on; yea, wlien 
 ye make ever so many pray^ers I will not hear: 
 Yonr hands are fnll of blood. Wash yonrself, 
 make yonrself clean, ])\\t away yonr evil deeds 
 from before my eyes, cease to do evil, learn to 
 do well, seek for jnstice, relieve the oppressed, 
 do jnstice to the fatherless, plead for the widow. 
 {hakih, i, 15-17.) 
 
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 EATING A:nJ^D DRINKIXG, 
 
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 1. The righteons eateth to satisfj^ his de- 
 sire; Init the belly of the Avicked alw^iys snffer- 
 eth want. (Prov. xiii, 25.) 
 
 2. Eat not the bread of a man with an 
 evil eye, and do not long for his dainty meats, 
 f jr as he thinketh in his heart so is he. Eat 
 
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 and drink saith he to tliee, but his heart is not 
 with thee. {Ibid, xxiii, 6-7,) 
 
 3, Be not among wine-bibbers, among the 
 riotous eaters of fleshy for the drunkard and the 
 glutton will come to poverty. y^Ibid, 20-21, 
 
 4. Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow! 
 Who hath quarrels'? Who hath complains? 
 Who hath wounds without cause? Who has 
 redness of eyes? They that tarry late over the 
 wine: they that come to seek for mixed drink. 
 Do not look on the wine when he looketh red, 
 when he giveth its color in the cup, when he 
 glideth down so readily. At the last it will 
 bite like a serpent, and like a basilisk will it 
 sting. {Ihid, 29-32.) 
 
 CHAEITY. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. There is a man that scattereth gift and 
 
 yet his wealth is increased, and there is one that 
 
 withholdeth more than is proper and still cometh 
 
 only to want. (Prov. xi, 24-,) 
 
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 2. Whoso stoppetb liis ears against the 
 cry of the poor, he also will cry himself but shall 
 not be answered. (Ibid, xxi, 13.) 
 
 3. A gift in secret pacifieth anger; but a 
 bribe in the bosom causeth strong fury. 
 (Ibid, U-) 
 
 4. He that is liberal to the poor lendeth 
 unto the Lord, and his good deed will he repay 
 unto him, {Ibid, xix, 17,) 
 
 5. If thy enemy be hungry give him bread 
 to eat; if he be thirsty give him water to drink. 
 {Ibid, XXV, 21.) 
 
 6. He that giveth to the poor will not 
 have any want, but he that hideth his eyes will 
 have an abundant ol curse. (Ibid, xxvii, 27.) 
 
 RIGHTEOUSNESS. 
 
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 1. The curse of the Lord is in the house 
 of the wicked, but the habitation of the 
 righteous will be blessed. (Prov, iii, 3S,) 
 
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 2. Treasures of wickedness pro tit not liiiig, 
 but rigliteousuess deliveietli from death. 
 (Ibid, X, 2.) 
 
 3. The memory of the righteous is blessed, 
 but the name of the Avicli:ed shall rot. {Ibid, 7.) 
 
 4. As the whirlwind passeth by, the wicked 
 is no moi-ej but the righteous is an evei'lasting 
 foundation. {Ibid, 25.) 
 
 5. He who is firm in righteousness attain- 
 eth to life, and he that pursueth evil doth it to 
 his death. {Ibid^ xi, 19^) 
 
 6. The righteous is delivered out of dis- 
 tress, and the wicked cometh in his stead. 
 {Ibid, xi, 8.) 
 
 7. When it goeth well with the righteous, 
 the town rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish 
 there is shouting, {Ihid, 10.) 
 
 8. To exercise righteousness and justice, is 
 more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 
 {Ibid, xxi, S.) 
 
 9. A just man falleth seven times and 
 riseth up again; but the wicked stumbleth into 
 mischief. {Ibid, xxiv, 16,) 
 
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 10, He that saitli unto the wicked, Thou 
 art righteonSjhim will the people curse. Nations 
 will abhor him. (Ihid, 24.) 
 
 11. Be not Irifj^hteous over much; neither 
 show thyself over-wise. Why wouldest thou 
 destroy thyself? {EccJe'*, vii, 16.) 
 
 WEALTH AND POVERTY, 
 
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 1. The rich man's wealth is his strong 
 town; the terror of the poor is their poverty. 
 (Prov, X, 15,) 
 
 2. There is that maketh himself rich, yet 
 hath nothing : There is that maketh himself 
 poor yet hath great riches. {Ibid, xiii, 7.) 
 
 3. Wealth gotten by vain deeds will be 
 diminished; but he that gathereth by labor will 
 increase it. (Ibid, 11.) 
 
 4. The poor is hated even by his own 
 neighbor; but the rich hath many friends. 
 (Ibid, xiv, 20,) 
 
 5. All the days of the afflicted are evil: 
 
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 THE BIBLE 1 
 
 but lie that is of a merry heart hath a continual 
 feast. (Ihidy xy, 15.) 
 
 6, The poor speaketh entreatingly; hut 
 the rich answereth roughly. (Ibid, xviii, 2S.) 
 
 7, The rich ruleth over the poor, and the 
 borrower is servant to the lender, {Ibid, xxii, 7.) 
 
 8, The rich man is wise in his own eyes; 
 but the poor that hath nnderstanding can 
 search him through. {Ibid, xxviii, 11.) 
 
 9, The sleep of the laboring man is sweet, 
 whether he eit little or much; but the abun- 
 dance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. 
 {Ecdes, Y, 11.) 
 
 PEOVIDEXCE. 
 
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 1 ^ The eyes of the Lord are in every place, 
 looking on the bad and the good. {Prov, xv, <?.) 
 
 2. Hell and destruction are before the 
 Lord: How much more then the hearts of men! 
 
 {Ibid, 11,) 
 
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 8, All the ways of a iiuiii are pure iu his 
 own eyes; but the Lord measureth the spirits. 
 Coiiiiiiit thy works unto the Lord, and thy 
 thoughts will be establishes 1. (Ibidj xvi, 2-3.) 
 
 4, Wlien a man's w^ays j)lease the Lord, 
 he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with 
 him. (Ibid, 7.) 
 
 5. A man's heart deviseth his w^ay; but 
 the Lord directeth his steps, (Ibid, 9,) 
 
 G. The folly of a man preverteth his way, 
 and his heart freteth against the Lord. {Ibid, 
 xix, 3.) 
 
 7. Man's goings are of the Lord; how can 
 a man then understand his own way? (Ibid, 
 XX, U,) 
 
 8. There is no wisdom, nor understanding, 
 nor counsel against the Lord, {Ibid, xxi, 30,) 
 
 HONESTY. 
 
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 1. Withhold not a benefit from him who 
 
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 is deserving it, wlien it is in thy power to do it. 
 Say not unto tliy neiglibor. Go, and eonie again, 
 and tomorrow I Mill give : when thou hast it 
 by thee. {F)'oi\ iii, 37-2<'^,) 
 
 2. Contrive not against thy neighbor any 
 evil, when he dwelleth in safety with tliee. 
 Quarrel not with any man without cause, if he 
 have done thee no harm. {Ibid, 29-30,) 
 
 3. Whoso bestoweth evil in return for 
 good — evil shall not depart from his house. 
 (Ibid, xvii, IS.) 
 
 4. At the fall of thy enemy do not rejoice ; 
 and at his stumbling let not thy heart be glad. 
 (Ibid, xxiv, 17.) 
 
 '). Say not, As he hath done to me so will 
 I do to him : I will recompence every man ac- 
 cording to his doing. (Ibid, 29,) 
 
 FRIENDSHIP. 
 
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 1. A friend loveth at all times, and as a 
 
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 brother is lie born for the time of distress. {Proi\ 
 xvn, 17.) 
 
 2. A man's many companions are hurtful 
 to him ; but there is many a friend that cleaveth 
 closer than a brother, {Ibid^ xviii, ^4.) 
 
 3. Wealth bringeth many friends ; but the 
 poor becometli separated from his only friend. 
 {Ibid J xix 4- ) 
 
 4. Make thy foot scarce in the house of thy 
 friend : lest he have too mu(ih of thee and so 
 hate thee. {IMd, xxv, 17.) 
 
 5. Thy own friend and thy father's friend, 
 thou must not forsake ; but into thy brothers 
 house enter not on the dsy of thy calamity : 
 better is a near neighbor than a distant brother. 
 {Ibid, xxvii, 10.) 
 
 SLAXDER AND COXTENTIOX. 
 
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 1. He that hideth hatred hath lips of false-
 
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 hood ; and lie that spreadeth abroad an evil 
 report is a fool. {Prov. x, 18.) 
 
 2. A talebearer revealeth secrets ; but he 
 that is of a faithful spirit consealeth the matter. 
 (Ibid, xi, 13^ 
 
 3. The words of a whisperer are as tit-bits; 
 but they go down into the innermost parts of 
 the body. {Ihid, xviii, 6'.) 
 
 4. AYhere no wood is^ there the fire goeth 
 out : so where there is no Avhisperer, strife is 
 silenced. As char-coals are added to burning 
 coals^ and wood to fire : so is a contentious man 
 fitted to enkindle strife. {Ihid, xxvi, W-21.) 
 
 5. Carry on thy cause with thy neighbor; 
 but discover not the secrets of another. Lest he 
 that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamy 
 never be removed, {Ibid, xxv; 9-10.) 
 
 6. Drive away the scorner, and strife will 
 go off ; and will cease contention and dishonor. 
 {Ibid, xxii, 10.) 
 
 7. Surely the serpent will bite without 
 enchantment ; and a babbler is no better. 
 (Eccles, X, 11.) 
 
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 WRA.TH. 
 
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 1. He tliat is slow to anger is of great 
 uuderstaudiug ; but lie that is hasty of spirit 
 exaltetli folly. {Prov. xiv, 29,) 
 
 2. A soft answer turnetli away fury: but a 
 mortifying word stirreth up anger. {Ibid, xv, Jl) 
 
 3. He th it is slow in anger is better than 
 a hero ; and lij that ruleth his spirit, than the 
 conqueror of a city. (Ibid, xvi, 16.) 
 
 4. It is intellig(;uce in man to be slow in 
 his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a trans- 
 gression. (Ibid, xlx, 11,) 
 
 '). Make no friendship with an angry man ; 
 and with a furious man thou shalt not go. Lest 
 thou learn his ways and get a snare to thy soul, 
 {Ibid, xxii, 2^-25,) 
 
 6, By long forbearing is a i^rince persuaded, 
 and a soft tongue breaketh bones. {Ibid, 
 XXV, 5,) 
 
 7. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry : 
 for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. (Eccles, 
 vii, 9.) 
 
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 PEIDE AIsD HUMBLENESS. 
 
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 1. Every one that is proud is an abom- 
 ination to the Lord. (Frov. xvi, 4.) 
 
 2. Pride goeth before downfall and an 
 haughty spirit before stumbling, {Ibid, IS.) 
 
 3. Better it is to be of an humble spirit 
 with the lowly, than to divide spoil with the 
 proud. {Ibid, 19.) 
 
 4- Haughtiness of the eyes, and an im- 
 moderate heart, are the sinful held of the wicked. 
 {Ibid, xxi, 4.) 
 
 5. The reward of humility and the fear of 
 the Lord are riches, honor, and life, {Ibid, 
 xxii, 4-.) 
 
 C. The pride of a man will humble him j 
 but the humble in spirit will attain to honor. 
 {Ibid, xxix, 23.) 
 
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 TEUTH A:N^D FALSEHOOD. 
 
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 1. The lips of truth will stand firm for 

 
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 ev^er ; bub tlio tongue of falsehood is only for a 
 moment, {Prov, xii, 19,) 
 
 '2, Lips of falsehood are an ahomiiiatioii to 
 the Lord ; but they that dealin faithfulness are 
 his delight. (Ibid, 22.) 
 
 3. An evil-doer listeneth to false lips; a 
 liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. {Ihid, 
 xvii, ^.) 
 
 4. Bread of falsehood is pleasent to a man ; 
 but afterward his mouth will be filled with 
 gravel -stones. (Ibid, xx, 17.) 
 
 5. Buy the truth and sell it not -^ also wis- 
 dom, and instruction, and understanding. 
 {Ibid, xxiii, 23.) 
 
 9, A man that testirieth as a false wittness 
 against his neighbor is a battle axe, a sword and 
 a sharpened arrow. {Ibid, xxv, 18,) 
 
 7. Two things do I request of thee : deny 
 them not to me before I die. Eemove from me 
 vanity and lyiug word • give me neither poverty 
 nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me, 
 {Ibid, XXX, 7 8.)
 
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 OF THE TALMUD. 
 
 THE WO MAX. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. God gave woman more understanding 
 than man. {Nidda, 4'5, b.) 
 
 2. Why is the voice of a woman more 
 pleasant than that of a man? The man is made 
 of dust [Genesis, IL, 7.) the woman from a 
 bone, {Ibid, 22.) and the sound of bone is clearer 
 than the sound of dust. {Nidda, 31, h,) 
 
 3. An old woman is a treasure in the house, 
 an old ^ man is a cause of discension in the 
 house. {Eriichin, 19, a.) 
 
 4. A woman aiwajs carries her weapons 
 with her. — She is able to subdue the strongest 
 man. — {Aboda Zara, 25, a.) 
 
 ."). A sixty-year-old woman desires to dance 
 like a six-year-old girl. {Moed Katan, 9, b.) 
 
 6. One sheep follows the other, and a 
 daughter follows the mother. {Kethuboth, 63, a.) 
 
 7. A woman recognizes a newcomer 
 quicker than a man. {Berachofh, 10. b.) 
 
 8. A woman is less hospitable to visitors 
 than a man. {Baba Mezia, 87, b.)
 
 2(3 MAXIMS AND PRVOERBS. 
 
 9. Women are more frivolous than men. 
 {Sabbath, SS, b.) 
 
 10. Women are more talkative than men. 
 {Berachoth, 4-3, a.) 
 
 11. Ten n;easnres of talk were bestowed on 
 the world; woman took nine. {Kidaaldm, 4.9 b.) 
 
 12. A woman can do two tilings at one 
 time — spin and chatter. (Megilla, 1 4, b.) 
 
 LOVE. 
 — o — 
 
 1. Whenever love depends npon some 
 material cause, with the passing away of that 
 cause, love too, passes away, but if it be not 
 dependent upon such a cause, it will not pass 
 away forever. (Aboth, 5, 19,) 
 
 2. When our love was strong there was 
 room for both on the edge of a sword, but when 
 our love grew cold a bed of sixty meters was too 
 small, {^aiihedriii, 7, «.)
 
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 3, AVlien a man dies from love of woman 
 tliere is no judgment. (Baba Mezin 97, a ) 
 
 4. Love perverts tlie right patli. 
 (.^anhedriu, 705, b.) 
 
 A, The Holy One, blessed be He, said 
 nnto Israel: ''My dear children, I require of 
 you nothing that I have not provided for you. 
 And what have I lequired of you? Only that 
 you should love one anothei-, honor each other 
 and ti'eat each other with regard. {Tenia de be 
 Ehjahu. ) 
 
 (). Love thy fellowman as thyself {Ley, 
 XVTII, W.) This is the great principle of 
 law. (Siphri to Kidvshin,) 
 
 MARRIAGE. 
 
 1. Why does the man seek the woman to 
 marry and woman does not seek man? Because 
 he who loses something- seeks it. The first man 
 
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 L>S MAXIMS AND PJtOVEKBS. 
 
 wliile sleeping lost a rib, from wliicb woiiuui 
 was made. (Nidda, SI, b.) 
 
 2. He who has not a wife knows not what 
 joy is, what good fortune is, wliat blessing is and 
 cannot be called a man. ( Yebamoth, 63, b.) 
 
 8. If you are going to buy a farm do not 
 delay; if you are going to marry think well. 
 Seek a wife a grade lower than yourself; a friend 
 a grade higher than yourself. ( Yahamnth, f>S, a. ) 
 
 4. He who marries for money will have 
 wicked children. (Kidnshwy 70, a.) 
 
 5. Sell everything you possess to obtain 
 in marriage the daughter of a learned man. 
 {Pesachhn, J^9, a.) 
 
 6. A woman is more content to haA^e one 
 measun^ of food and be married than to have 
 ten measures of food and be single. {Sota, 
 20, a ) 
 
 7. When one desires to wed a woman he 
 should inquire about the character of her 
 brothers, as the children inherit th^ traits of the 
 mother^s brothers. {Baha Bafhra, 110, a.) 
 
 8. It is prohibited, a man to betroth a wo-
 
 OF THE TALMUD. 29 
 
 man unto himself without seeing her, for he may 
 afterward find about her something that he 
 dislikes and hate her for that; while the law 
 commands: "Love thy fellow- man. {Kidushin, 
 
 U, «.) 
 
 9. When a girl has lovelj^ eyes it is a token 
 that she is pretty. {Taanith, 24 y a. 
 
 10. When charlatans began to spread over 
 the world, the Jewish daughters wished only to 
 marry charlatans, for our generations judge by 
 the outer shell and not by the kernel. {Sota, 
 
 , ^.) 
 
 THE WIFE. 
 
 — 0— 
 
 1. Who is a really pious woman? She 
 who obeys the wishes of her husband. {JSt'edarhn, 
 66, b.) 
 
 2. When man and wife live contentedly 
 the spirit of God is between them. If they do 
 not live contentedly, afire consume them, {Sota 
 17, a.)
 
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 :ii) MAXIMS AND PROVERBS. 
 
 3. A man should be cai-efnl not to belittle 
 tile respect liis wife lias deserved, for God's 
 blessing- comes lo the house because of the wife. 
 (Buha 3Iezia, 59, a.) 
 
 4. A man should guard himself against 
 aggravating his wife, as she is prone to tears; 
 and the punishment comes very soon. {Ibid.) 
 
 5. Rabha said to the dwellers of Mechuza: 
 ^^Honor your Avives and you will become 
 Avealthy." {Ihid.) 
 
 6. The man who is jealous of his wife is 
 mad. {SotUj S a.) 
 
 7. Pie who lost his first wife, the world 
 becomes dark to him. {Sanhedrin, 22, a. ) 
 
 8. If your wife is small, bend to her and 
 whisper in her ears. — Take alwajs advice of 
 your wife, — {Baba Mezia^ 50, a.) 
 
 9. Happy is the man who has a handsome 
 wife, the number of his years are doubled 
 {Yebamoth^ 63, b.) 
 
 10.; A pretty wife, a splendid house and fine 
 
 furniture give constant pleasure {Beracli. 57, b.) 
 
 11. A mau should love his wife as himself 
 
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 OF THE TALMUD. ;jl 
 
 and respect lier more tluiu liiinself. {Yehumofh, 
 62, h.) 
 
 12. A man should live below Lis iuoome 
 but dress according to liis income and bonor bis 
 wife and cbildren above bis income, lor tbey are 
 dependent on him and be bis dependent on God. 
 {Chulln, S4, b.) 
 
 13. He wbo depends on bis wife for a 
 living will never see a blessing in bis uridertaking. 
 ( Pf'dachim oO, a.) 
 
 14. Do not devote yourself too much to 
 your wife; tbe left Jiand sbould repell and tbe 
 rigid embrace. (Sota 4-7, a.) 
 
 1'), Tbe wife of a learned man receives tbe 
 same bonor as be iumself. {Shebuoth, -^0, b,) 
 
 PAREXT8 AXD CHILDl^EX 
 
 1. Tbere are some wbo give tbeir parents 
 ricb ibud and still sin against tbem; and otbers 
 
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 ;}2 MAXIMS AND nUJVEKBS. 
 
 who put their father to work in a mill and yet 
 they earn the lUessing of God. {Kldushin,3 f^ a.) 
 
 See note 1. 
 
 2. The Creator knew that a son lionors 
 liis motlier more than his father, therefore He 
 wrote the command: Honor thy father and 
 thy mother, {fJxod. 20, 12,) placing the father 
 first — He knew that a son fears his father more 
 than his mother, and therefore He said: ^'Ye 
 shall fear, everj^ man, his mother and his father, 
 
 {L'ivit 19,3,) placing the mother first. {Ibid.) 
 
 3. How much honor mnst be shown to 
 parents? Even whcQ the father throws a bag of 
 his son's gold into the sea, the son mnst not re- 
 proach him, {Ibid, 32, a.) 
 
 4. When a father violates a command of 
 the Tora, the son mnst ni)t reproach him for it, 
 but must say: ''Father, it is written in the 
 Tora thus"— {Ibid, 32, a.) 
 
 5. Honor your step-father and step-mother 
 as your right parents. Ketlmboth, 103, a, 
 
 6. Do not show more love for one son 
 than for the others, because Jacob gave to
 
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 Joseph a co:it of many colors, his brothers envied 
 him, and the result was that our ancestors 
 became slaves in Egypt. {Sabbath, 10, b,) 
 
 7. Do not show too much love to a child: 
 The left hand should repel and the right hand 
 embrace. {Sofa, 4.7, a.) 
 
 8. If your daughter is grown up, liberate 
 your slave and unite them in marriage. 
 (Femchim, US, a.) 
 
 9 . He who gives his daughter in marriage 
 to an ignorant man is as wicked as if he bound 
 her and placed her for a lion. {Ibicl^ 69, a.) 
 
 10. The Holy Script says that God will 
 never forgive him who gives his daughter in 
 marriage to an old man or compells his young 
 son to marrj^ {Sauhedrin, 76, b.) 
 
 11. Who does charity continually'? He 
 who supports his wife and children. (Kethuboth, 
 50, a.) 
 
 12. He who has no children is re^'arded as 
 
 fe' 
 
 a dead person. (Ibid, 64-, b,) 
 
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 STUDY AND STUDENTS. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. Every man, even a lieatlien, Aviio occupies 
 himself with the study of the law, is on an equa^ 
 footing with a high priest. (Baba Kama, 38, a.) 
 
 2, Knowledge is like fire, {Jer, xxiii 29,) 
 Even as fire does not burn without fuel, so 
 knowledge cannot be acquired by a man who 
 studies without a master. {Taanith 7, a.) 
 
 8. Knowledge is like Avood {Frov, iii 18.) 
 Even as a small splinter will kindle a log, so it 
 is with the studious; the pupils sharpen the 
 wits of their teacher. (Ibid. ) 
 
 4. Knowledge is compared to water^ wine 
 and milk [Isaiah LV, 1,) Even as these liquids 
 cannot be kept pure in any but earthen pots, so 
 knowledge cannot remain with any but liumble 
 man, (Ibid, 5 a.) 
 
 o. Knowledge is like a breast.(P/'oy, Y, 79) 
 The more the child suckles the more milk he 
 finds; and the more one studies, the more plea- 
 sure he finds therein. (Erubin, 54, b.)
 
 OF THE TALMUD. ;:{5 
 
 6, Kuowledge is like a uut, the kernel 
 remaius clean no matter in what dirt tlie shell 
 may have rolled; even so with the student; 
 although he tius, his erudition remaius clean and 
 clear. [Chagiya Id, b,) 
 
 7. It" one should tell 3'ou: •*! have studied 
 a great deal but have gained very little know- 
 ledge'' do not believe him; If one should say; "i 
 have studied but little and have gained a great 
 deal of knowledge" doubt him also. But if one 
 should say, ''I have studied and gained a great 
 deal' ' believe him. [JL gilla 6, b. ) 
 
 8. The only condition that can realiy be 
 called poverty is when one has no educaiiou. 
 {Nedarim Jfl, a. ) 
 
 9. If you have gained knowledge what do 
 you lack ? If you have not gained knowledge 
 what have you gained V {^Ibld, ) 
 
 10. Take care of the children of the i)oor. 
 for they are more likely to become learned men 
 than the children of the rich. {Ibid, 81, a,) 
 
 11. Learned men become wiser as they 
 
 L- *^
 
 :U) MAXIMS AND nM)VKlMJS. 
 
 <;r()w older, igororant men l>ecome more stupid, 
 (Ibid, J 52, a.) 
 
 12. When a learned man lias a stain on his 
 garment he deserves death. (Ibid, 1 14, a ) 
 
 13. Honor an old man who has forgotten 
 his knowledge because ofmislbrtune. (Berachot}i, 
 8, b,) 
 
 14. He who is ignorant regards the learned 
 mail upon liis tirst sight as a golden pitcher. 
 Alter having had some discourse with him, he 
 regards him as a silver pitcher. If he shows him 
 aii}^ favor he regards him as worthless as an 
 earthen broken pitclier. (Sanhedrin 52, b,) 
 
 15. God says to man : ''My light — learning 
 — is in your hands, and your light — the soul — is 
 in my hands. If you guard 1113^ light, I will guard 
 your light. If you disregard my light I will 
 disregard your light. (Jalkid of the Pmbns, 617,) 
 
 16. Rabbi Juda and Eabbi Chiya once 
 journeyed together and they came to a city. They 
 asked if there was a learned man in that cit}^ 
 whom they could visit, and they were told that 
 there was one, who, however, was blind. They 
 
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 visited liim, and after they took their leave he 
 said to them : ^'You have visited a man who can 
 be seen but cannot see, therforci yon will one day 
 be received by one who sees^bnt cannot be seen. 
 ( Chagiga o, 6.) 
 
 17. This is the way to gain knowledge: Eat 
 bread and salt, drink water sparingly, indulge in 
 no luxuries. Then you will attain the highest 
 pinnacle of fortune here and hereafter. {Aboih, 
 
 6; Ma-) 
 
 18 Let thy house be a house of assembly for 
 the wise: and dust thyself Avith the dust of their 
 feet, and drink their words in thirsty desire. 
 (lbidl;,i.) 
 
 19, Make thy study of the law a fixed duty; 
 say little and do much, and receive every man 
 Avith friendly mien. (Ibid 1, 15.) 
 
 20. The study of the Torah and worldy 
 employment are commandable together for their 
 joint occupation removes all thoughts of sin, 
 and all study of the law not associated with 
 worldy employment, must eventually prove futile 
 and will be the cause of sin. (Ibid^ 22.) 
 
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 :58 MAXIMS AND PKOVERBS. 
 
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 21. "Who is a wise man ? He who learneth 
 from everybody. (Ibifl, J/., 1.) 
 
 22, Let the honor of yonr disciple be as 
 dear to yon as yonr own, and the lionor of yonr 
 associate as yonr reverence for yonr master, and 
 yonr reverence for yonr master like the awe of 
 Heaven. {Ibid, 4, ^5,) 
 
 PRAYER. 
 
 1. God says to man; ''If yon come to my 
 honse I will come to yonr honse; if yon will not 
 come to my house I will not come to jonrs." 
 (Succa, 53, a.) 
 
 2. Even when a man is in the greatest peril 
 and a sword threatens him, he should not'despair 
 but ]>ray to God for succor. (Berachofh, 10, a.) 
 
 3. The idols appear to be very near their 
 Avorshipper: in reality they are very far. The 
 idolator places his idol in his honse. He calls to
 
 OF THE TALMUD. ;i9 
 
 liiiii: lie prays to liiiu; be kneels before him: but 
 his idol answers not. God Eternal appears to 
 be very far off; we see Him not, and yet he hears 
 the prayei's of all and aids them. (Jcrushahni 
 Berachoth.) 
 
 4. AVhen the burglar is l)reakino- into a 
 house, he calls on God to help him, (Berachoth, 
 6S, a.) 
 
 5. TheBlble siys: '^To love the Lord your 
 God and to serve him with all your heart and all 
 your soul" — How can one serve God with the 
 hear t '^ It means prayer. ( Taan ith. 2. a.) 
 
 6. God desires the prayers of the ijions men. 
 ( Ye.bamofJi, 6 If, a.) 
 
 7. He who has a synagrgue in his neigh- 
 borhood and avoids to come therein for prayer, 
 is called a bad neighbor. {Berachoth^ 8, a.) 
 
 8. He who is loud in his prayers is short in 
 his faith. {B-rcwhoth, 2Jf, b.) 
 
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 40 MAXIMS AND PKOVERBS. 
 
 EATING AND DRINKING. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. A man should not dine before lie lias fed 
 his animals. {Gittin, 62, h.) 
 
 2. Do not ask one to dine with you when 
 you know that he would not. {Gliulin, 94, a.) 
 
 8. He who afflicts his body with too much 
 fasting is a sinner. {Taanith, 11, a.) 
 
 4. The noble men of Jerusalem did not join 
 in a meal unless thc}^ knew with whom they were 
 to dine, {Sanhedrin, 2S, a.) 
 
 5. He who eats in the streets is like a dog, 
 {Kiddushin, J^O, b.) 
 
 6. Chew well and you will find it in the feet 
 {Sabbath, 152, a.} 
 
 7. Make your Sabbath like a week-day if 
 3'OU are in want, and do not depend upon others. 
 {Ibid, 118, a.) 
 
 8. More die from the pot — by over-eating 
 themselves — than from need. {Ibid, S3, a,) 
 
 9. Eat when you are hungry, drink when 
 you are thirsty. {Berachoih, 59, b.) 
 
 4
 
 OF THE TALMrD. 41 
 
 10. There is always rooui for delicacies, 
 {Meg ilia, 7,h.) 
 
 11. Do not indulge in drink and you wiP 
 not sin, {Berachoth, 29, b.) 
 
 12. When wine goes in, secrects come out. 
 (Ernbin, 65, b. ) 
 
 13. Wine causes mourning to the world — 
 Wine brings poverty. {Yuma, 76, h.) 
 
 14. Samuel said to his pupil Eab Jehuda: 
 ^'Eat and drink while you are able to, for the 
 world is like a wedding; if you can aiford it. enjoy 
 yourself; for there is no pleasure in the grave; 
 death will not wait for you. You will say, perhaps 
 ^ -I will save and leave a fortune to my children," 
 but wht) will tell you about it ? Man is like the 
 grass of the field — these sprout and thus wither. 
 
 Eruhm, oJf., a.)
 
 42 MxVXlMS AND PKOVERB8. 
 
 clothp:s. 
 
 — o — 
 3. Silk is fit fur a gentlciiiaii. {Sahbaf/t, 
 10, r/.) 
 
 2. Clotbes malse the Dian. (Ibid, U-J, b) 
 
 3. In the city my name tells, al)ioad my 
 clothes. (Ibid, J 4.5, a.) 
 
 4. If you are in want of clothes pay m )re 
 than the vahie, if you are in w^^nt of food pay 
 the value only, (Baba Mtzia, 52, a.) 
 
 t 
 
 LABOR. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. Every man should teach his son a light 
 and clean trade. Kidvshin, 82, a.) 
 
 2. He who does not teach his son a trade 
 teaches him robbery. (Ibid, 29, o,) 
 
 u ^
 
 OF THE TALMUD. 
 
 *t 
 
 ;}, Love labor. and hate grandeur. 
 {Abofit, no, a.) 
 
 4. Any study witliout labor ends in 
 nothing-, {Jbid, 2.) 
 
 5. Labor is important; she honors the 
 laborer. {Aedarim, J^9. a.) 
 
 6. Even flay a carcass in the streets to earn 
 for your sui^port. Do not say 'T am a great man, 
 it is not lit for me." (Pesachinij IIS, a,} 
 
 7. The seven year famine never crossed the 
 treshhold of the laborer. {Sanhedrui, 29, a,) 
 
 CHAEITY. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. The Jewish uat ion possesses three dis- 
 tinguishing traits of character: Mercy, diffidence 
 and charity. ( Yebcunoth, 79, a.) 
 
 2. He who avoids giving chai'ity is equiv- 
 alent to an idolator. {Kethuboth, 68, a.) 
 
 u
 
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 44 lAFAXIMS AND IMU)VEKP>S. 
 
 3. Pious men promise litth' and do mucli, 
 wicked men promise mucli and do not even little. 
 (Baba Mezla^ 87, a ) 
 
 4. He who says '^I give this eliarity so that 
 my sou may live or that I may reach the 
 paradise" is still a pious man. {Baba Bafhra, 
 10, b.) 
 
 5. He who does charity secretly, stands 
 higher than Moses. {lb d, 9, b, ) 
 
 6. He who gives eharitj^ will have edu- 
 cated and wealthy children. {Ibid.) 
 
 7. If a man brings a gifr to a king lie is in 
 doubt whether it will be accepted ,and if it is 
 accepted he does not know whether he will see 
 the kingj but if he gives to a poor man he is 
 admitted to the presence of God. (Ibid 10^ a,) 
 
 8. The poor heathen must be maintained 
 as well as the poor Israelites. The sick heathen 
 must be tended as well as the sick Israelites. 
 The dead heathen must be buried as well as 
 the dead Israelite. {Gittin^Gl, a.) 
 
 9. He who lends a poor man mone^* to 
 be used in business, stands higher than one 
 
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 who does charity, {Sabbath, 63, a.) 
 
 10. He who visits a sick man gives him 
 life aud is saved from Gehemia, — (Hell; 
 Nedarim, J^O, a. ) See Xote 2. 
 
 11. It is positive that he who pities 
 humanity is a descendant of Abraham. {Betza^ 
 32, b.) " 
 
 12. The dove that was sent out of the 
 ark, said to God: ^'Lord of the Universe, 
 let my food be as bitter as the olive, and 
 come from Thy hand, rather than as sweet as 
 honey and come from the hand of man". 
 {Erubin, 18, b,) 
 
 13. When it is decided to give charity and 
 the .deed is put off until to-morrow, it is like 
 spilling blood. {Sanhedrin, 85^ «.) See Note 3. 
 
 11. A, wise man must not take \\\) his 
 residence where there is no provision for the 
 poor. {Ihid^ 17, b,) 
 
 15. The needy must be supplied with a 
 horse and a slave if he has been accustomed to 
 
 it. {Kethuboth 67, &.) See Note 4. 
 
 16. ^o more than one fifth of a man's 
 
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 4() MAXIMS AND PROVERBS. 
 
 wealtli should be spent in charity. {Ibid.) 
 
 17. Let your house be open to hospitality 
 aud the poor belong to thy household, 
 (Aboth 1, 15.) 
 
 18. Not only the poor man of your own 
 city, but those of other cities must be aided. 
 {Baba Mezia 3 1 , b,) 
 
 19. A poor man who receives charity must 
 also give. (Gittin 7, a,) 
 
 20. He who pretends to be blind or lame 
 to obtain charity, will really come to that pass. 
 He who takes charity without needing it, will be 
 brought to that necessity. (Keti(both68, a ) 
 
 21. If money is salted away, it diminishes. 
 {Ibid, 66, 6,) 
 
 ASSOCIATION. 
 
 1. The noble of Jerusalem guarded them- 
 selves from three things : They did not sign as 
 witnesses to a note unless they knew who the 
 other signers were ; they did not sit on a jury be- 
 
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 fore they knew who their colleagues were ; and 
 they did not join in a meal unless they knew with 
 whom they were to dine. [Sanhedriii, ^3, a,) 
 
 2. A man should always conform with 
 others. He should not sleep among wakeful, and 
 not be awake among sleepers. He should not be 
 merry among mourners, and not be mournful 
 among merry. He should not sit among the 
 standing, and not stand among the sitting. In 
 short * he must not be different from others. 
 (Derech Eretz Zuta, 5. ) 
 
 3. Keep distant from an evil neighl^or and 
 do not associate- with the wicked. {Abofh i. 7.) 
 
 4. A man and a serpent cannot live in one 
 basket. {Kdhuhoth 12, a.) 
 
 5. Why does the vulture go to the raven! 
 Because they are fit comx:)anions. {Baba Kama 
 92, a.) 
 
 6. Either company or death ( Tnam ifh 2S a.) 
 
 7. Go uj) a step and seek a friend. ( YehamotJi 
 63, a.) 
 
 8. Woe is to the wicked, woe is to his 
 neighbor (When the former is punished the 
 
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 4S MAXFMS AND PKOVEHIiS. 
 
 latter suffers.) (Succa 06, b.) 
 
 9. A. rotten tree Keeps eoinpany with a 
 barren tree. {Baha Kama 92^ h.) 
 
 10. A myrtle among thoi'ns is still a 
 myrtle. (Sanhendrin Jflf, a.) 
 
 11. For a full store there are many brethei'n 
 and good friends, but for misfortune none of 
 either can be found. {Sahbafh, 32, a,) 
 
 12. The King's wight has the King's ^'iglit. 
 (Sh'buoth 47, a.) 
 
 13. Associate with the stout and you will 
 become stout. {Ibid,) 
 
 14. Place a wet brand between two dry 
 brands and the wet brand will also be burned. 
 {Sanhedrui, 93, a.) 
 
 15. When the cat and the weasel become 
 friends no good will result. (Ibid,) 
 
 16. The grass suffers because of the weed. 
 (The innocent suffer because of the guiltj^) 
 (Baba Kama, 92, a.) 
 
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 OF THE TALMUD. 49 
 
 TEUTH AXD FALSEHOOD. 
 — o — 
 
 1. Learn to say ^^I do not know" if you do 
 not want to be caught in a lie. (Berachot, 4y ^- ) 
 
 2. The seal of the Eternal God is ''Truth" 
 {Sabbaihy S5, a,) 
 
 3. Truth stands, Falsehood falls. {Ibid, 
 104., a.) 
 
 4. Truth can easily be recognized. {Sofa, 
 9, a.) 
 
 5. The punishment of a liar is, that, even 
 when he tells the truth nobody will believe him. 
 {Sanhedrin, 89, b.) 
 
 6. He who does not keep his word is like 
 an idolator. {Ibid 92, a.) 
 
 7. A liar does not remember his lies. 
 (Ibid, 69, a.) 
 
 8. A man will not lie about something that 
 will become known. (Rosh Hashana, 22, b.) 
 
 9. A liar is rejected by God. {Sola, Jf.,2 a.) 
 
 10. You should not deceive a child, for by 
 so doing, you teach it to lie, (Siicca, 46, b.)
 
 50 MAXIMS AND PROVERBS. 
 
 11. God hates a man who says one thing 
 and means another. (Pesachim, IIS^ b.) 
 
 12. It is permissable sometimes to tell a 
 lie, in order to avoid quarrel. {Yebamoih, 65, b.) 
 
 SLANDER. 
 
 1 . In the future all animals will gather a- 
 round the serpent and ask ^^ What do you gain 
 by your bite *? The lion, the wolf and other beasts 
 of prey devour what they slay, but you gain 
 nothing by your bite". The serpent will reply, 
 ^^What does one gain by slander." {Eruchin^ 
 15, b.) 
 
 2. He who slanders another, is a blas- 
 phemer. He deserves stoning. His sins are greater 
 than idolatry, adultery and bloodshed. (Ibid.) 
 
 3. Why are a man's fingers like nails? 
 Because when he hears an indecent remark he 
 should close his ears with his fingers. (Ketvboth 
 6, b.) 
 
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 OF THE TALMUD. 51 
 
 4. Four classes of man are rejected by God : 
 flatteres^ liars, mockers, and slanderes. (Sota 
 43, a.) 
 
 5. Do not praise one too much, for it might 
 turn into offence. {Eruckin, 16, a.) 
 
 WEATH. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. God loves a man who is slow in wrath. 
 (Pesachwu 113, &,) 
 
 2. The life of a choleric is very miserable. 
 
 3. Do not be angry, and j^ou will not sin. 
 (Berachoth, 29, b.) 
 
 4. A man's character can be perceived by 
 his temper. (Ih^uhin, 65, b.) 
 
 5. He who in his wrath tears his clothes or 
 breaks utensiles, is like an idolator. {Sahbath, 
 105, b.) 
 
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 (i. He Avho is wratliful is destined to all the 
 punishmeut of Gehenna. (Nedarim, 22, a.) 
 
 7. He who is wrathful forgets his learning 
 and becomes more stupid. (Ibid.) 
 
 PRIDE AND HUMBLENESS. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1, If a wise man is vain, he loses his wis- 
 dom, if he is a proj)het he loses his devine gift. 
 {Pesachim, 66, b.) 
 
 .2 He who humbles himself, God elevates 
 him, and he who is vain, is degraded by God, 
 He who seeks high station, loses the glorj^ of 
 it, and he who flees glory, is sought after by it. 
 (Erubin, IS, b.) 
 
 3. No man should assume a title which is 
 not fit for him. {Berachoth, 16, b. ) 
 
 4. Grandenr shortens the days of him who 
 seeks it. (Pesachim, 87 ^b.) 
 
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 5. He who is vain, is as one who denies 
 the Deity, (^ota,o,a,) 
 
 6. Pride is not fitting for women, {Megilla, 
 
 7. A proud man can not be borne, even l)y 
 his own flesh and kin. {Sota, J^l ^ b.) 
 
 8. Happy is the generation, in which the 
 liigher chiss lends its ear to tlie sensible words of 
 the low^er class, for then the lower class will al- 
 ways liearken to the higher class. ( Hash Rashana, 
 25, b,) 
 
 9. Be exceedingly humble in spirit, for the 
 end of man is decay. (Aboth, 4, 4-) 
 
 FLATTEEY AND HYPOCEICY. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. Do not tell all the good qualities of a 
 man in his i)resence, you may do so in his 
 absence. {Eruhhi, IS, b,) 
 
 2. A flatterer is generally caught in the 
 trap of him whom he flatters. (Sota^ ^i, b.) 
 
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 54 MAXIMS AND PEOVEEBS. 
 
 3. Tlie flatterer brings wrath on tlie world, 
 and lie is hurled into Gehenna. {IhuJ.) 
 
 4. Let thy ^'yea" bejnst and likewise thy 
 ''nay", Do not utter what thy heart does not 
 think. {Baba Mezia, 49, a.) 
 
 5. TheKingJannai said to his wife, ''Have 
 no fear of the saducees or the pharasees, but 
 fear the hypocrites who perform all evil and 
 demand the greatest reward. (Sota, 22, b,) 
 
 6. What is meant by a pious fool ? One, 
 who sees a drowning woman and refuses to 
 rescue her, because it is sinfnl to look upon a 
 naked female, {Ibid, 21, h.) 
 
 7. It is the duty of any one to betray a 
 hypocrite. (Jinna, 86, a,) 
 
 ho:n^esty. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1 . The first question asked when the soul 
 appears before her Judge is : "Did you deal 
 honestly? ". (Sabbath, 51, a.) 
 
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 2. It is wrong" to cheat any one^ even a 
 heathen. ( ( hvlin. 94, ci. ) 
 
 8. Do not steal, even if your i)nip(>se is 
 only to tease, (BabaMezia, 6 J, b.) 
 
 4. Eobbery is the giojiUsI olciines; IV r 
 the Del nge was bronght on because of tliat crime, 
 although tlie people committed many other 
 crimes. {SanJiecJrin, 10 S, a.) 
 
 '). He who does not pay a workman his 
 wages on time, steals his life, {Baba Mezia, 
 112, a.) 
 
 6. He who robs another^ even if the value 
 is less than a penny, robs liis life. {Baba Kama, 
 119, a.) 
 
 7. Do not price goods if you do not intend 
 to buy. (Pesachhn, 112, b.) 
 
 8. Because of four sins do men lose their 
 fortunes : not i)aying workmen in time, decreas- 
 ing their wages, taking no interest in the affairs 
 of the communiny, and being vain. {Succa, 26, b,) 
 
 9. Jerusalem was destroj-ed only because 
 her inhabitants interpreted the aws according 
 to the letter, (din Tora) and not according to 
 
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 MAXIMS 'AND PKOVERBS. 
 
 the spirit, (lil'iiiiii iiiisliorulli luulin;, {Ilaba 
 Mezia, W, h,) 
 
 1(1. A mail should not evade the payiiieut 
 of taxes. {Baha Kuma, Ih'i, a.) 
 
 11 . Do not keep a vicious dog, or a broken 
 step in your house, that people may not be hurt 
 thereby. {KHhiiboth, ^i, b.) 
 
 12. He who enters a house unannounced, is 
 hated by God. {Nldda, 16, b.) 
 
 13. Be of Aaron's disciples, peace loving 
 and peace persuing, loving your fellow creatures 
 and attnictiiig them to the law. {Aboth, 1, 12,) 
 
 14. Let the honor of your associate be as 
 dear to you as your own ; be not inclined to 
 anger, and repent one day preceding your death. 
 (fbld, 2, lo,) 
 
 15. Let the property of your neighbor be 
 as precious to you as your own. {Ibid, 2, 18,) 
 
 16. Judge all mankind favorably and 
 receive all man with a friendly mien. {Ibid, 2., 15) 
 
 17. Pray for the peace of the government, 
 for were it not in reverence thereof, men would 
 swallow each other alive. (i6i</, 3, 2,) 
 
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 18, Do not unto olliers ^\ilat you would 
 not liave otlicis do unto yourself. {.Sabhaf/i, S 1, a. ) 
 
 PROVIDENCE. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. Tlie feet of ji nmn lead liiiu to the plaee 
 where lie is wanted. ( ug a, 5S, a.) 
 
 2. Let the drunkard go ; he will fall him 
 self. (Sobhath, S2, a.) 
 
 ;^. The good man is saved from seven pits, 
 but the wieked man falls into the first. {Saii- 
 }iP(h'ln, 7. a .^ 
 
 4. When a sheplieid is angiY with tlie 
 tlock. he blinds the leader. (Baha Kamcfy 53, a.) 
 
 5. When the sheplierd is lame, the flock 
 runs away ; but at the door of the stall, the 
 sheep receive their puaisliment. {Sahbafh^ 32, a.) 
 
 (x Lven the smallest accident does not 
 happen unhss it is the will of providence, 
 (Chulln^ 7, b.) 
 
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 7. Man dees not know when God helps 
 him. (Yuma, 28, a,) 
 
 WEALTH AND POVERTY. 
 — o — 
 
 1. Who is rich ? He who enjoys his wealth. 
 (SaMath, 24, b.) 
 
 2. Who is rich? He who is contented with 
 his lot. (Abath, 4., 1,) 
 
 3. A destitute man is like one who is dead. 
 {Nedarim, 64.,) 
 
 4. There is no i^overty except in knowledge. 
 {Nedarim, 4^, a.) 
 
 5. If one tells you that your acquaintance 
 is dead, believe him, if, however you are told 
 that he has become rich, doubt it. {Gittin, 30, b) 
 
 6. Money purifies all baseness, (Kidushon^ 
 71, a. 
 
 7. The spiritual head of a comunity should 
 be aided materially and elevated to a higher pos- 
 ition than the others. (Horajofh, 9, a.)
 
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 8. What should a man do to enrich his 
 children ? Let him fulfil the wishes of Heaven 
 and those of his wife ( Tr. Kola.) 
 
 9. Eich men are niggardly. (MenacJtofJi, 
 86, a.) 
 
 10. Xo one is richer than a swine, no one 
 poorer than a dog, (jSabbath, 115, />,) 
 
 EIGHTEOUSXE8S. 
 — o — 
 
 1. The righteous promise little and 
 accomplish much, while the wicked promise 
 much and perform nothing. (Baba Mfzia, 87\ a,) 
 
 2. Through a good man all good is caused, 
 and through a wieked man, misfortune. 
 (Sabbath, 32, a.) 
 
 3. Virtuous people live even in death ; 
 vicious peoi)le are dead even in life. (Berachof/i, 
 18, b. ) 
 
 4. Virtuous people do not require the
 
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 (U) MAXIMS A^D PROVERBS. 
 
 (Miction of throat inojininents, IImmt <!:<k)(1 <]<^(m!s 
 arr* tlirir inoiiiiiiKMits. { ^^Jickallvi, 4, b.) 
 
 5. Even it';i man should hiivo been ungod- 
 ly all his life, yet if lie repent at last, lie will he 
 counted \i truly righteous man. {Kithlushln, 
 40, Ik) 
 
 (). Rightuous men are more importand 
 aftei'deatii than luring life. {( Juilin, 7, h.) 
 
 7. One should rather he ann)ng the 
 persecuted than among the i>ei-sccutors. (Jhiha 
 KdUKt, OS. a. ) 
 
 S. Ilapi)y is tlie man who heai'S and is 
 silent : he shall be rid of hundred of annoyances. 
 ( >(rnhr(lrin ,7, (/.) 
 
 9. A comunity can exist oidy thi'ongh 
 such as are able to I'estrain themselvs in strife. 
 
 lv>. Jerusalem was lUstroyed only thi'ougli 
 its sham-faced inhabitants. {Sahbafh^ JL9, b,) 
 
 11. He \\ho s'.ns and is ashamed is for- 
 given \)\ God. { I>fi((c/i<)th. 12. I),) 
 
 12. DiKbetMt iiiess is worth four hundred 
 giilden. {1 fid. -20, <i .) 
 
 \\\. Oneshould always be as the bcndinii' 
 
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 reed, aud not as the firm cedar. (Taanith, 21, b.) 
 14. Everything is in God's hand except 
 piety, which is in the will of man. (BeracJwth, 
 SS, b.) 
 
 HONOE. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. So important is the honor of man 
 tliat it is even permitted to transgress a Biblical 
 prohibition to sustain it, (Berachoth, 19, b.) 
 
 2. It is not rhe place that honors the man, 
 bnt the man that adds lustre to the place. 
 (Taanith, 21, b.) 
 
 3. Who is honored 1 he that honors his 
 fellow-man. (Aboth, 4-, 1,) 
 
 4. Let the honor of yonr disciple be as 
 dear to you as your own, and the honor of yonr 
 associate as your reverence for your master, and 
 yonr reverence for your master like the awe of 
 heaven, [Ibid, 4, 15.) 
 
 '). Hold strangers in suspicion as robbers, 
 and honor them like Rabbis, (Derech Eretz, 5,) 
 
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 DILIGENCE. 
 — o— 
 
 3. Idleness brings to insanity. (Ketuboth, 
 o9, b,) 
 
 2, If the housekeeper sleeps, the basket 
 becomes empty. {Sanhedrin, 7, a,) 
 
 8, When your five bhizes, dig up your 
 potatoes and roast them. (Ibid, 33, a.) 
 
 4. He who prepared on Sabbath eve. will 
 eat on Sabbath. (Aboda Zara, 3, a.) 
 
 5. Every man has his fortune in his own 
 hands. (Jerushahni, Peya,) 
 
 ADVICE. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. When children say to you, ^'Build, 
 and old people say to you, ^'Destroy'- give ear 
 unto the elders, for the Building of children is 
 destruction, and the destruction of elders is 
 building, {Nedarim, ^0, «• ) 
 
 •i. Bad servants ask advise aftei- they have 
 done the act. (Baba Bathra, 4? «.) 
 
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 3. Do not ask the aged for reasons ; do not 
 ask children for advice. {Sabbath, S9, b.) 
 
 LEADER AND C0:MMUN1TY. 
 
 — o — 
 
 1. The leaders of your age are as iinpoitant 
 as the leadei s ot previous generations. {Bosh 
 Hashana, 25, a.) 
 
 2. When the fox is king bow to him. 
 
 (MegiUa, 16, b,) See Note .-i. 
 
 3. Do not make a leader of a community 
 without consulting the entire community. 
 (Bcrachoth, 55^ a.) 
 
 4. No law should be made for a community 
 unless it can be endured. {Baba Kama, 79^ b.) 
 
 All those who are eniraged in the service 
 
 ''), 
 
 »"&* 
 
 of the congregation should act only for the glory 
 of God. {Aboth, 22,) 
 
 6. If a peasant becomes King, he does not 
 abandon his basket. (Wlien a man of low stiition 
 becomes elevated, liis former [losition is easily 
 recognizable, {Megilla, 7, b,) 
 
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 7. All igiioriint leaps always to the Tront. 
 {Ibid, 12, b,) 
 
 8. When Israel is iu misery and one of 
 their own nnniber wants to leave them, t^vo 
 angles come and, putting their hands on liis 
 head, say, He who separates himself from tlie 
 community, will not see itsjoyl. {Taanith, 11, a.) 
 
 9. It is written in the Script {E\t. xviii, 12) 
 "Moses' hands were heav^y ; and they took a 
 stone, and they put it under him, and he sat 
 thereon" Did not Moses have a cushion or a 
 cloth on which to sit? But Moses said ^'Israel is 
 now in suffering, so I, too, will suffer." He who 
 joins in the suffering of the community, will be 
 rewarded with the happiness of the community. 
 {Ibirl ) 
 
 ISRAEL. 
 — o — 
 1. The people of Israel are compared in 
 the holy Script to the stars and to the dust, 
 Wlien they are elevated, they reach the stars, 
 when they are degraded, they mingle with the 
 dust. {Mffjilla, 16, a.) 
 
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 2. Israel is comi)arecl to an olive, (Jeremiah, 
 xi, 16.) For even as an olive does not give up 
 its oil without pressure, so Israel does not be- 
 come bett-^red in religion except through perse- 
 cution. (Menachoth, 5^, b.) 
 
 3. God does not punish Israel unless he 
 furnishes the remedy before the ailment. 
 
 ( Meg ilia, J 3, b.) See Note 6. 
 
 4. Proselytes are to Judaism as an ex- 
 crescence to a body. ( Yebamoth, 4.7, a. ) 
 
 5. God prohibited the Jews from stirring 
 up strife in the nations among whom they dwell 
 and from regaining Palestine by force. 
 (Kethuboth, 111, a,) 
 
 6. God conferred a most gracious fjxvor on 
 the Israelites by scattering them among different 
 nations. {Pesachim, 87, b.) see Note 7. 
 
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 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 — o — 
 
 1. Whether a fruit will grow well can be 
 foretold in the bloom. (Berachoth, 4.8, a,) 
 
 2. Hang food on the swine's neck, he will 
 do as he is accustomed to. [Ibid, 4^, b,) 
 
 3. A prosecutor cannot be a defender. 
 (Ibid, 59, b,) 
 
 4. A captive cannot set himself free. 
 (Ibid, 5, &.)
 
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 5. Chew well and you will find it in your 
 feet. (Sabbath, 152, a,) 
 
 6. Two is better than three — two feet in 
 the youth, three in old age. — {Ibid. ) 
 
 7. An ass is cold even in the sii miner. 
 (Ibid, 63, a,) 
 
 8. A fool feels nothing. (Ibid, IS, b,) 
 
 9. If a dog barks at you go into the house, 
 if a lion growls, flee. (Eriibin, 86, b,) 
 
 10. A dog in a sti-ange place does not 
 bark seven years. (Ibid, 61 a,) 
 
 11. A filer is killed by his own file. 
 
 12. Music that is loved by educated peoi^le 
 is despised by the ignorant. {Yuma, 20, a.) 
 
 13. If speech is worth one dollar silence is 
 worth two. (Mpgilla, 18, a.) 
 
 14. The goose goes with bent head, but its 
 glance reaches in all sides. (Ibid, lJ,j b.) 
 
 In. Not the mouse but the hole is the thief. 
 {Kidushin, 56, b.) 
 
 16. \yhen one reproaches another he re- 
 bukes him with his own fault. (Ibid, 70, a.) 
 
 17. Do not throw dirt in the well from 
 which you drink. {Baba Kama, 91, b.'^ 
 
 18. The lord gives the wine, but the ser- 
 vant receives thanks. (Ibid.) 
 
 19. Money is the best broker. {Ibid, 68, b, ) 
 
 20. A free doctor has no value. (Ibid, 85, a,) 
 
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 21. The more iiigeuioiis one is tlie more 
 mistakes lie makes. ( Baba Mezia, 96, b .) 
 
 22. One coin in a box rattles loud. (Ibid, 
 85, b.) 
 
 23. Envy of learned men increases wisdom. 
 {Baha Bathra. 21, a.) 
 
 24. The debtor is a slave to the creditor. 
 (Ibid, 171, a,) 
 
 25. When the thief loses his ciaft he be= 
 comes ]3ious. (SanJiedrin, 22, a.) 
 
 26. A camel wanted horns anc^ his ear was 
 cut off. [Ibid, 106, a.) 
 
 27« One who adds, diminishes, (Ibid, 
 29, a,) 
 
 28. Many old asses wear the skin of the 
 young. {Ibid, 52, a.) 
 
 29. Smash the scull of the best serpent. 
 (Foshi, Ex. 74.) 
 
 30. AYalls have ears. {Wagal-ra Baba, 32,) 
 
 NOTES. 
 
 1. The Talmud Jeru?;lialui) relates tlie following instances- A man 
 gave his fath'^r broiled doves to eat. The father asked his son where lie 
 obtained such rich food, and the son replied: "Eat old man, it is none 
 of your business." Another man was very poor and had not enough t'^ 
 sustain his father, so he asked him t) help him in the mill, and showed 
 him great respect. 
 
 2. In Ta'mnd (.Ve(ZaHm 40, f(.) is related that one of Rabbi Akiba's 
 pupils once became ill; the teacher visited him, and not finding any 
 
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 aft(;iiilaiit, lie i iiiiaiiiiMl with him, scrubbed the floor, and, in fact, did 
 cverytbiDfj, to make thi- sick man conifiTtabh', until lie Ijecame con- 
 valescent. The invalid said to llabbl Akibu "llabbi, you have gi^t'n 
 me new life" Rabbi Akiba afterward publicly preached that he who 
 does not visit a sick person is a spillerof blood. 
 
 3. Tradition tells us the following; Rabbi Nachum, of Gimzo, once 
 journeyed to visit his wife's parents, an 1 he tjok with him three asses 
 laden with provisions and articles of value. A poor man aiiproached him 
 and betjged a piece of breal, ani JTachum said to liim; "Wait a minute 
 until I unload my ass", but before he finished the task the poor man fell 
 dead. As soon as Nachum saw this he threw liiniself upon the dead body 
 and cried out: "The eyes that not pity you shall became blind, my wh'de 
 body shall become covered with sores and wounds." The scholars ex- 
 claimed: "Woe is us that we see you in such a terrible stat<'," but 
 Nachum answered: "Woe would be unto me if you did not see me in such 
 a terrible state. ( Tamnillu 21, «.) 
 
 4. Hillel, the patriarch, once bni;'it for a poor man who was de- 
 cendedof a rich and reputable family a lurse to ride, and daily engaged a 
 servant to attend him. One day he could get no one to perform that 
 service, so he acted as attendant himself and followed him four miles. 
 (KctlmboUi, 67, b.) 
 
 5. One month in the year, so the fable has it, the fox is king overall 
 animals, and all acknowledge him, though he is the weakest. The 
 moral is th it wh mi ons is elev.itel to office from nj matter how Iowa 
 station, he must be respected. 
 
 fi. Many facts in the history of the world prove this. The most im- 
 l)ortant (jf these facts is ihat in the same year that Jews were driven by 
 Ferdinand and Isabella, America was discovered by Columbus, who was 
 assisted by Isabella. To this day Ame ica serves as an asylum for Jews 
 who are persecuted in the Ian 1 of their birth. 
 
 7. So that the Jews might spread the truth of the Unity of God 
 through the whole world, and if they would be persecuted in one country 
 their brethern in another country may be able to help them in their 
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