FRIENDSHIP To have no faithful friends is worse than death. THE TALMUD Thine own deeds make thy friends or thine enemies. THE TALMUD One enemy is too many; a thousand friends are not too many. THE TALMUD HUMILITY Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. PROVERBS XXVII. I Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. PROVERBS XXVII. 2 Pride not thyself on thy religious works; CODE OF MANU THE JEWISH RACE By three distinctive signs we trace And practical benevolence. THE TALMUD KINDNESS A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. PROVERBS XV. I Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life but needs it. BAILEY Kindness a language which the dumb can speak and the deaf can understand. Small service is true service while it lasts; BOVER Of friends, however humble, spurn not one; The daisy, by the shadow that it casts, Protects the lingering dew-drop from the sun. WORDSWORTH Speak gently! 'Tis a little thing A kindly act is a kernel sown That will grow to a goodly tree, HANGFORD Shedding its fruit, when Time has flown, Down the gulf of Eternity. JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY From beginning to end, God's law teaches kind ness. THE TALMUD KNOWLEDGE As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds, so is the mind by exercising it with various studies. PLINY Learn a little here and there, and you will increase in knowledge. THE TALMUD If a man has knowledge, he has all things; if he has no knowledge, he has nothing. THE TALMUD Knowledge without religion blesses not its pos sessor. 66 THE TALMUD Repeat," "repeat," that is the best medicine for memory. THE TALMUD MERCY Do not put a greater burden upon thy beast than it can bear. THE TALMUD To have compassion upon animals is one of the laws of Moses. THE TALMUD He who has no mercy upon animals shall himself suffer pain. THE TALMUD It is sinful to hate, but noble to pardon. THE TALMUD To deserve mercy, practice mercy. THE TALMUD The mercy we to others show, Heaven will show to us. THE TALMUD He who judges without mercy will himself be judged. THE TALMUD He who has compassion on his fellow-men is accounted of the true seed of Abraham. THE TALMUD PEACE The Bible was given to establish peace. THE TALMUD Be the first to hold out the hand of peace. THE TALMUD Be a disciple of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace. THE TALMUD He who maketh peace among strivers will inherit eternal life. THE TALMUD When two men quarrel, he who is first silent is the better man. THE TALMUD PRAYER Always pray with humility and a clear conscience. THE TALMUD Better little prayer with devotion than much without devotion, for the value of the words uttered with the lips is determined by the devotion of the heart. THE TALMUD To pray loudly is not a necessity of devotion; when we pray we must direct our hearts towards heaven. THE TALMUD He prayeth well who loveth well |