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Without Hashem’s help, one cannot cross the doorway; with Hashem’s help, one can cross the sea. ~ R’ Mordechai of Lechovitz zt”l

You are forbidden to defame someone who is dead.  If the subject was a Talmid Chochom, the offense is even more severe.  ~ Guard Your Tongue

How wonderful it is that a person can tell all his worries before the Master of the world as one speaks with his friend.  ~ The Chazon Ish zt”l

One who denies one’s strength is not humble, but rather a fool.  Rather, a humble person is one who understands that all his strengths and accomplishments are a gift from Heaven.  The more a person recognizes this, the more humble … Continue reading →

Our Sages teach, “Greet every person with a pleasant countenance” (Pirkei Avos 1:15). The Mishnah specifically uses the all-encompassing term “every person” because it includes ourselves. No matter how many mistakes and failures we have, we are obligated to still … Continue reading →

Regarding a shidduch, the Beis Yisrael zt”l would say, “when the right minute comes, it happens in less than a minute.”  And therefore people shouldn’t fear, because everything will happen in due time. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman

Many times I have seen a person pass a synagogue, and the people inside call out to him, “Holy! Holy! Please come in and join us!”  But I have yet to see a person pass by a house where a … Continue reading →

All my life I have been raised among sages, and I have found nothing better for a person than silence. ~ Rabban Shimon Ben Galmliel

Your issue is not that you feel different; the issue is that you are different but you think you’re not supposed to be different. ~ Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller

Humility is a noble trait and a good quality, the opposite of pride.  One who possesses this trait has already spared his soul many kinds of evils, and one who has attained this honored state is performing a divine commandment … Continue reading →