Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
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Baal Shem Tov30 quotes“Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.””
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Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov If the Bible didn’t show us the weaknesses, the vulnerabilities, the sins of our heroes, we might have deep questions about their true virtue.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Everything above and below is one unity.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Fear builds walls to bar the light.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov The world is full of wonders and miracles but man takes his little hand and covers his eyes and sees nothing.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov From every human being there rises a light.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Why? Because every human being has a root in the Unity, and to reject the minutest particle of the Unity is to reject it all.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Your fellow man is your mirror. If your own face is clean, the image you perceive will also be flawless. But should you look upon your fellow man and see a blemish, it is your own imperfection that you are encountering – you are being shown what it is that you must correct within yourself.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov When a father complains that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Before you can find God, you must lose yourself.
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Ben E. KingBen E. King I cannot choose to ignore this feeling, of life slowly bleeding out of me. I cannot ignore the fact that life only makes sense to me when I see a smile, or feel another hand in mine.
Bernard BeckettBernard Beckett I love my daughter, but there’s a certain feeling, a certain emotion when you got a granddaughter, you know?
Bernie MacBernie Mac When people come and see my show, I try to infuse into them that they can walk away feeling like their lives are a victory.
Ben VereenBen Vereen I’ve often gotten the feeling that the only people who have learned from computer assisted instruction are the authors.
Ben ShneidermanBen Shneiderman It really is a pleasure to work with someone who you admire. Whatever you do in front of the camera, and I don’t know what it is, but actors have this thing that you recognize someone that makes you better. When you do that, it’s a great feeling.
Benicio Del ToroBenicio Del Toro My feeling is that Darwinism is only at best a partial solution, and an extremely dangerous partial solution.
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