aggadah is especially rich in maxims and proverbs, including: "No man commits a sin unless struck by momentary insanity" "Adorn thyself first; afterward adorn others" [i.e., lead by example] "Greater is he that lends than he that gives alms; but he that aids by taking part in a business undertaking is greater than either." "Do not live in the neighborhood of an ignorant man who is pious" "Who commits the sin of adultery only with the eyes is an adulterer" "May the judgment for a prutah be as dear to you as the judgment for a hundred [prutot]." References Talmud rabbis of the Land of Israel Baalei teshuva 3rd-century rabbis Roman gladiators