Quote of the Week, from the Talmud
The Talmud is a Record of Rabbinic Discussions Pertaining to Jewish Law, Ethics, Customs, and History
"He who has more learning than good deeds is like a tree with many branches but weak roots; the first great storm will throw it to the ground. He whose good works are greater than his knowledge is like a tree with fewer branches but with strong and spreading roots, a tree which all the winds of heaven can not uproot."
Put another way:
Alexander Pope said,
"A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again."
Meaning A little knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they really are. No one knows everything! These are really great words.
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14 Comments
Post a CommentThis is wonderful!!!!!
Good quote
Great words, indeed. Thank you for sharing these.
You have touched me deeply. Thank You fer sharin'. Mizpah. ;-}}>
Very meaningful! I enjoy reading the quotes you choose. They are the best of the best!
I liked this!..
Words to think on! :-D
Isn't that the truth. I have much more patience and respect for people who are not intoxicated with their own self-knowledge and worth. Good one Robbit!
Great thoughts. Happy New Year !!!!
I would have interpreted it to mean a person with great knowledge but without good actions is a shallow person who will fall at the slightest disturbance.