Thinker

Talmudic tradition quotes

3 passages in English · Dating varies by source tradition · Rabbinic Judaism.

Overview

Talmudic tradition is represented in Philosophy Blind Box through curated English quotations. In some cases the name denotes a historical thinker; in others it denotes a scripture, school text, or traditional attribution. School label in this archive: Rabbinic Judaism.

Main ideas

Recurring concerns in this selection include Humility, Philosophy, Inquiry, Responsibility, Self. Read each passage with its source note, then follow theme links to see how related thinkers frame the same questions.

Major works

  • Attributed sources listed on quotation pages

Legacy

Readers use Talmudic tradition as an entry point into Rabbinic Judaism and into cross-cultural comparison within this archive.

Themes in this archive

Responsibility (2) · Talmudic tradition on responsibility · Humility (1)

  1. Teach your tongue to say, “I do not know.”
  2. If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?
  3. It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.