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My son, heed the discipline of your father,
And do not forsake the instruction of your mother;
For they are a graceful wreath upon your head,
A necklace about your throat.
My son, if sinners…
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The aforementioned lights are sufficient to flee from gossip and to shut one’s ears to the gossipmonger and to the talebearer because they are enemies to be greatly feared, which are found in a…
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Isaac de Moses de Paz
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Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
(Livorno, Italy)
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1734
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The Israelites were fertile, wa-yishreṣu wa-yirbu wa-ya‘aṣmu very greatly, so that the land was full with them (Exod. 1:7).
“R. Isaac said, Whoever takes pleasure in an optional…
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Saul Levi Mortera
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1622
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Truth descends to the stage in a pillar of fire.
Truth:I come to dispel shadows with eternal light.
Error:What difficulties do I see?
Will:What do I see?
Intellect:Is it not Truth whom I adore?
False…
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Daniel Levi de Barrios
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1665
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The donkey greets the horse with his greeting. He says: “How is it that you are limping? Walk slowly to be sure you don’t fall. You’ll never be able to canter. You’ve surely grown old…
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Bernard Picart, Moses Wallich
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1697