Scheduled as Daily Quote:
1910-08-05
"When I am asked what the maxim from the Talmud means: "Whether the pitcher falls on the stone, or the stone falls on the pitcher, it is always woe to the pitcher," I answer that this means that in the material world the grossest thing always wins.
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Author
Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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English
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When I am asked what the maxim from the Talmud means: "Whether the pitcher falls on the stone, or the stone falls on the pitcher, it is always woe to the pitcher," I answer that this means that in the material world the grossest thing always wins.
"Romanian
"Când sunt întrebat ce vrea să spună maxima din Talmud: „Fie că ulciorul cade pe piatra, fie că piatra cade pe ulcior, e mereu vai de ulcior“, răspund că asta înseamnă că în lumea materială învinge mereu cel mai brut lucru."