All of the limbs depend on the heart, and the heart depends on the pocket.

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All of the limbs depend on the heart, and the heart depends on the pocket.

All of the limbs depend on the heart, and the heart depends on the pocket.

The physical body is dependent upon the heart, but the heart itself is dependent on the person’s mental state, which is influenced by his financial situation.

("All the limbs depend on the heart, and the heart depends on the pocket" - Jerusalem Talmud, Terumot 8:4.)

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Expression (Hebrew)

כָּל הָאֵיבָרִין תְּלוּיִין בַּלֵּב וְהַלֵּב תָּלוּי בַּכִּיס

Definition (Hebrew)

אֵיבְרֵי הָאָדָם תְּלוּיִים בְּתִפְקוּד לִבּוֹ שֶׁל הָאָדָם, וְהַלֵּב עַצְמוֹ תָּלוּי בְּחָסְנוֹ הַנַּפְשִׁי שֶׁל הָאָדָם הַנּוֹבֵעַ מִמַּצָּב כַּלְכָּלִי אֵיתָן.

("כָּל הָאֵיבָרִין תְּלוּיִין בַּלֵּב וְהַלֵּב תָּלוּי בַּכִּיס"- יְרוּשַׁלְמִי תְּרוּמוֹת ח, ד).

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