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Rashi
15 quotes
“The flavour of a fish which comes out of the sea at Acre is not similar to the flavour of a fish which comes out of the sea in Spain.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We learn from here the humility of the Holy One, Blessed is He. Since man is in the likeness of the angels, and they would be jealous of him, for this reason, He consulted them.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They were not aware of the way of modesty, to distinguish between good and bad. Even though there had been put in man knowledge to be able to call the animals names, there had not been put in him the drive towards evil.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even a blind man realises when he is naked. So why does it say "And they realised that they were naked"? They had one commandment and were now naked of it.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“God knew where he was, but he asked so as to start a conversation with Adam and avoid startling him too much to reply.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I come only to explain its simple meaning.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[We learn] from this that we tell only part of a man's qualities in his presence, and all of them when he is not present.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Eretz Yisrael is higher than all the countries.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Yisrael camped there. As one person with one heart (mind).”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With your own blemish do not taunt your fellow.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When they gather together as a single unit, and there is harmony among them — then He is their king, but not when there is dissention among them.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So is the Land of Israel: It cannot sustain sinners.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I will make the land [so] desolate — This is [actually] a kindly measure for Israel, for their enemies will not find any satisfaction in their land, for it will be desolate of its inhabitants.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A falsehood in which some truth is not stated at the beginning, cannot be maintained in the end.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From here [we derive] that one should not maintain a dispute.”
Rashi (1040–1105) said by 1105 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source