When a father complains that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.
BAAL SHEM TOVHe who is full of joy is full of love.
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Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
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There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
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For my sake, the entire world was created.
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To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
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The ideal of man is to be a revelation himself, clearly to recognize himself as a manifestation of God.
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Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
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A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
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If a man has beheld evil, he may know that it was shown to him in order that he learn his own guilt and repent; for what is shown to him is also within him.
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Before you can find God, you must lose yourself.
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Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
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People should allow themselves the opportunity to really know what the unity of God means. To grasp a part of the nondivisible union is to grasp the whole.
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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.
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From every human being there rises a light.
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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.
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He who is full of joy is full of love.
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