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 TOVPeople 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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To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
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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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We should learn and reflect to the best of our capacity, but when we reach a point where we are unable to make sense of life, we should supplant faith for understanding, and reflect again on what we do know.
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Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
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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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A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
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The world is full of wonders and miracles but man takes his little hand and covers his eyes and sees nothing.
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He who is full of joy is full of love.
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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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Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
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Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
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For any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
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As man acts, God reacts.
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