Wisdom of the Mishnah and the Tractate of Avot // World of Wisdom

When ten sit together and occupy themselves with Torah, the Shechinah (divine presence) abides among them.
Wisdom of Rabbi Halafta

When ten sit together and occupy themselves with Torah, the Shechinah (divine presence) abides among them.

And he who learns from the old, to what is he compared? To one who eats ripe grapes.
Wisdom of Rabbi Yose ben Judah

And he who learns from the old, to what is he compared? To one who eats ripe grapes.

Love work and hate acting the superior.
Wisdom of Shemaiah and Abtalion

Love work and hate acting the superior.

You are not obligated to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.
Wisdom of Rabbi Tarfon

You are not obligated to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.

For one commandment leads to another commandment, and transgression leads to another transgression.
Wisdom of Shimon ben Azzai

For one commandment leads to another commandment, and transgression leads to another transgression.

Everything is foreseen yet freedom of choice is granted, and the world is judged with goodness.
Wisdom of Rabbi Akiva

Everything is foreseen yet freedom of choice is granted, and the world is judged with goodness.

It is not in our power [to explain the reason for] the tranquility of the wicked, nor even for the afflictions of the righteous.
Wisdom of Rabbi Yannai

It is not in our power [to explain the reason for] the tranquility of the wicked, nor even for the afflictions of the righteous.

Appoint for thyself a teacher and avoid doubt.
Wisdom of Rabban Gamaliel I

Appoint for thyself a teacher and avoid doubt.

Envy, lust, and [the desire for] honor put a man out of the world.
Wisdom of Rabbi Elazer HaKappar

Envy, lust, and [the desire for] honor put a man out of the world.

Let the honor of your friend be as dear to you as your own.
Wisdom of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hurcanus

Let the honor of your friend be as dear to you as your own.

Who is wise? He who learns from every man.
Wisdom of Ben Zoma

Who is wise? He who learns from every man.

Do not be like servants who serve their master with the expectation of receiving a reward.
Wisdom of Antigonus of Socho

Do not be like servants who serve their master with the expectation of receiving a reward.

Pray for the welfare of the government.
Wisdom of Rabbi Hanina

Pray for the welfare of the government.

Judge all men with the scale weighted in their favor.
Wisdom of Joshua ben Perahiah and Nittai the Arbelite

Judge all men with the scale weighted in their favor.

Make your [study of the] Torah a fixed practice; speak little, but do much.
Wisdom of Shammai

Make your [study of the] Torah a fixed practice; speak little, but do much.

Be careful [in your dealings] with the ruling authorities for they do not befriend a person except for their own needs.
Wisdom of Rabban Gamaliel III

Be careful [in your dealings] with the ruling authorities for they do not befriend a person except for their own needs.

The world stands on three things: On justice, on truth, and on peace.
Wisdom of Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel

The world stands on three things: On justice, on truth, and on peace.

Let the property of your fellow be as precious unto you as your own.
Wisdom of Rabbi Yose the Priest

Let the property of your fellow be as precious unto you as your own.

The world stands upon three things: Torah, Temple service, and practicing acts of piety.
Wisdom of Shimon the Righteous

The world stands upon three things: Torah, Temple service, and practicing acts of piety.

Let the honor of your student be as dear to you as your own.
Wisdom of Rabbi Elazar ben Shammua

Let the honor of your student be as dear to you as your own.

Know from where you come, and where you are going, and before whom you are destined to give an account and reckoning.
Wisdom of Akabyah ben Mahalalel

Know from where you come, and where you are going, and before whom you are destined to give an account and reckoning.

Whoever fulfills the Torah out of a state of poverty, his end will be to fulfill it out of a state of wealth.
Wisdom of Rabbi Jonathan

Whoever fulfills the Torah out of a state of poverty, his end will be to fulfill it out of a state of wealth.

A single moment of repentance and good deeds in this world is greater than all of the world to come.
Wisdom of Rabbi Jacob ben Korshai

A single moment of repentance and good deeds in this world is greater than all of the world to come.

Humility leads to fear of sin. Fear of sin leads to piety.
Wisdom of Rabbi Pinehas ben Ya’ir

Humility leads to fear of sin. Fear of sin leads to piety.

Every gathering that is for the sake of heaven will in the end endure.
Wisdom of Rabbi Yochanan HaSandlar

Every gathering that is for the sake of heaven will in the end endure.

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