The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-12-04
WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS,
wise Proverbs, Witty Sayings, Beau
tiful Parallels and Quaint Legends
Collected From That Remarkable
Literary Production the Talmud.
Progressive Farmer,

| Literary PRODUCTION the Talmud.
Progressive Farmer.
How many people know ANYTHING
definite regarding the Talmud, which
has been for thousands of years q
sort OF second Bible to the Jewish
race, and which is brifey defined by
Webster as ''the body OF the Jewish
civil and canOnical law not COMPRISED
III the Pentateuch?" The writer
dOesn know much about it himself
but he does know that one of the
Wlsest books he has recently read is
Rev. Madison G. Peters "Wit and
Wisdom OF the Talmud," which is
simply collection of wise proverbs,
witty sayings, beautiful parallels,
and quaint legends collected from
the Talmud-''that remarkable liter
ar.y production which embodies in it's
twelve folio volumes the mental
| labOrs of the ancient Jewish teachers
during the period of about eight hun
dred years" The book is about as
sound, sagaclous, and epigrammatic
as the Book of Proverbs itself, and it
has occurred to us that Il column or
| two OF the Progressive Farmer could
not be used to better advantage than
Ill the reprinting of some of the more
| striking passages from this work. OF
| course Wllatappeals to one man may
not appeal to all men, but we think
that the following selections that we
have made comprise the cream, or Il
,y.t ,,ft I.,,. { II
which is itself the cream of 1.-The
twelve folio volumes' aforemen-
toned:
Every house is d temple, every
heart an altar, every human being a
priest.
Hear sixty advisers, but be guided
by your own conviction.
He who has no inner nObleness has
nothing, even if he be of noble
birth.
\ man is known by three things:
by his conduct i'll money matters, his
behavior at the table, and his de-
meanor when angry
DO not worry thyself with the
trouble OF tomorrow; perhaps thou
shalt have no tomorrow, and why
shouldst thou trouble thyself about
a world that is not thine?
Poverty comes from God, but not
dirt
Three names are given to man;
one by his parents, another by the
world, and the third by his works
the one which is written in the i'm
mortal book of his fate.
The nOblest Of all charities is in
enabling the poor to earn liveli-
hood
Go to sleep without supper, but
rise without debt
One enemy is too many, a thOus-
and friends is none too many.
Reverence of God is the basis of
morality.
How may man obtain greatness?
BY fidelity, and truth, and lofty
thoughts.
Who is rich? He who has a good
wife
The majority of children resemble
their maternal uncles: hence the
choice of a wife should be deter
mined by the character of her broth
erS
Hold your neighhOr's honor as sa-
cred aS your own.
He who eats and drinks but hlesSes
not the Lord. is even as he who
stealeth.
Whatever is hateful to thee do not
to thy neighbor.
He who teaches his son no trade
is as if he taught him to steal
Ii he the thief has no opportunity
he thinks himself honorable
The wicked is i'll the power of his
passion; the righteous keeps passion
in his power.
When two men quarrel, he who is
first silent is the better man.
No position can dignity man. 1t
is the man who diynifies the position.
4 fool in high station is like an ass
tied to the sun.
Pride is a sign of the worst pow
erty-ionOrance.
He who fears the opinion of the
world more than his own conscience
has but little self-respect.
All | weighed on scales but found
nothing lighter than bran; lighter
than bran, however, is a SOn-in-law
| living in his father-in-law' house;
| lighter still, a guest introduced by
another guest.
The world is only saved by the
breath of the school children, and
Jerusalem was destroyed because he
instruction of the young was neglect
ed. The teachers are the guardians
of State.
He who instructs child is as if he
had created it.
The Emperor Hadrian once said to
the Rabbi Gamaliel:
"YourGod is represented as a thief.
He surprised Adam in his sleep and
robbed him of one of his ribs,
| The Rabbits daughter, advancing
Just at that time, reported that on
| the previous night an audacious thief
had broken into their house. stolen a
silver fagon and left golden one in
its place,
WHAT a welcome thief" exclaimed
Hadrian. Would that such a thief
might visit my palace every day
| The damsel answered, And was
! not the Creator such d thief. who de-
prived Adam of a rib and in lieu
thereof gave him a loving, lovely
bride?''
| Theforest trees once asked the fruit
| trees:
| why is the rustling of your leaves
not heard in the distance?'
The fruit trees replied, I'VE can
dispense with the rustling to mani
fest our presence; our fruits testify
! for us"
The fruit trees then inquired of the
forest trees: "Why do your leaves
rustic almost continually?''
I'VE areforced to call the attention
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