Pirkay Avot -- Ethics Of The Fathers
A Compilation Of Rabbinical Maxims & Wisdom
Rabbi Eliezer the son of Azariah would say: One whose wisdom is greater than his deeds, what is he comparable to? To a tree with many branches and few roots; comes a storm and uproots it, and turns it on its face. But one whose deeds are greater than his wisdom, to what is he compared? To a tree with many roots and few branches, whom all the storms in the world cannot budge from its place.
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