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April 26, 2022 Free Rodriguez

If a person says I have worked hard but have not found [success], don’t believe him. [If a person says] I have not exerted myself, and I have found [success], don’t believe him. [If he says] I gave it my all and I have found [success], believe him!

Megillah 6b

A person’s true character is ascertained by three parameters: his cup (i.e., his behavior when he drinks), his pocket (i.e., his financial dealings), and his anger.

Rabbi Ilai, Eruvin 65b

Silence is beautiful for wise people; it is all the more beautiful for fools.

Pesachim 99a

Do not celebrate among the mourners, and do not weep among revelers.

Kallah 10

The liar’s punishment is that even when he speaks the truth, no one believes him.

Sanhedrin 89b

Be wary of authorities who befriend a person for their own purposes. They appear loving when it is beneficial to them, but do not stand by the other person in his time of distress.

Rabban Gamliel, Avot 2:3

Even a poor person who subsists on the charity of others should perform [acts of] charity.

Gittin 7a

The inclination only desires that which is forbidden.

Jerusalem Talmud, Nedarim 9:1

There is no community where everyone is rich; neither is there a community where everyone is poor.

Jerusalem Talmud, Gitten 3:7

No one is [truly] poor, save for someone who is ill

Nedarim 4a

Just as you are obligated to speak when your words will be heeded, you must remain silent when you know your words will be ignored

Yevamot 65b

The world is a dark place for one who looks to the table of others [for his sustenance].

Rav, Beitza 32b

When we were young [we saw ourselves] as men, now [we are considered] children

Bava Kama 92b

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