The quote is "To save one life is as if you have saved the world."
I would like to use it in an essay, but I have no idea how to explain it. please, help!
2006-12-17 06:34:06 · 5 answers · asked by sheep_are_taking_over 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
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2006-12-17 06:40:38 · answer #1 · answered by first l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Babylonian Talmud (Sanhedrin 37A), the Talmud “to save one life is like saving an entire world:'
The Talmud in Sanhedrin 37a emphasizes the sanctity of the life of the individual human being ... “To save one life is tantamount to saving a whole world.
The passage correctly reads as follows: "Whoever destroys even a single life in Israel, Scripture regards him as if he had destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a single soul in Israel, Scripture regards him as if he preserved the entire world." (Steinsaltz Talmud, Sanhedrin 37a, Vol. XVII, p.68.)
Makes it a bit more complicated and yes, the quote is often used
as others noted
2006-12-17 16:27:32 · answer #2 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that even one person's life is very important. It means that even though you can't really save the whole world, you can at least do something by saving at least one life. So even if you will never ever make everyone grateful that you exist, there will be at least one person who is very thankful that you were there for them. I think.
2006-12-17 14:48:10 · answer #3 · answered by fliptastic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe the above quote is something to do with "HEROES OF
THE HOLOCAUST. I think the quote is from Raoul Gustav Wallenberg, try google and do a search on the holocast. I think i remeber doing this in history, sorry i cant help you more.
2006-12-17 14:47:54 · answer #4 · answered by missey01_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find another quote and use it instead.
"To the world you may be but one person; but to one person you may be the world."
2006-12-17 15:30:36 · answer #5 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋