S. Mibchar Hapeninim; A Choice of Pearls Embracing ... Ethical Sentences Maxims and Salutary Reflections. Transts Into Hebrew by Jehuda Ibn Tibbon ... Accompanied by a Faithful English Translation, with Explanatory Notes ... by C. Asher (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...of privation, anxiety for sustenance, nor fear of man. 534. He who devotes himself to godliness will escape the cares of this world, and the anxieties regarding the future state. 535. The lot of human nature is perturbation, which crushes the bones and consumes the strength. 536. On being asked to state his circumstances, the sage replied, What can be the condition of him whose existence is perishable, whose health is impaired, and who is vulnerable in his imagined security? 537. Being told of one who had acquired abundant wealth, the sage inquired whether he had also acquired days in which to spend it. 538. It is related, that an Indian king gave one of his pages a mandate, with the injunction to present it to him whenever he observed him under the influence of rage. Its contents were, Cease, for thou art not a god, but a body perishable and selfdestructive, soon to return to worms and dust. 539. The king of Seba had a dwarf slave whose presence was desired whenever malefactors were scourged; on those occasions, the dwarf was wont to exclaim, My Lord, remember the day of judgment. 540. A wise man sold his estaies for eighty thousand gold deniers. Having been asked, Why doest thou not devote the produce to thy children? he replied, I treasure up my wealth with my Creator, and appoint God the treasury for my children;--he had devoted the whole sum to charity. 541. The sage having been told of one who had died in the full vigour of health, replied, Can he be deemed healthy about whose neck death is pending? 542. The sage having observed a man dismayed, addressed him to the following effect: If thine anxiety be of this world only, the Creator has anticipated thy relief; and if thy solicitude be of the world to come, may the Creator increase it. 543. When the w...