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Nachman of Breslov

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Nachman of Breslov
Age: 38 †
Born: 1772
Born: April 4
Died: 1810
Died: October 16
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The world goes on because of those who close their lips when they meet hostility from others.
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I conquered my hostility by putting it away until the day I might need it.
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If you won't be better tomorrow than you were today, then what do you need tomorrow for?
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Always help the persecuted.
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Proper praying is like a person who wanders through a field gathering flowers-one by one, until they make a beautiful bouquet. In the same manner, a person must gather each letter, each syllable, to form them into words of prayer.
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Flattery leads to vulgarity the flatterer is despised.
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Unfounded hate only multiplies quarrels.
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There is Truth, the truth of the Truth and there is Peace. The Truth is 'the boy stole an apple', the truth of the Truth is 'the boy was hungry' and Peace is 'nobody stole anything, now, give the boy an apple!'
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He who cannot accept reproof cannot become great.
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Before reciting his prayers, a man should give to charity.
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Seek the good in everyone, and reveal it, bring it forth.
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Just as your hand, held before the eye, can hide the tallest mountain, so this small earthly life keeps us from seeing the vast radiance that fills the core of the universe.
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When a father is quick to lose his tempre, his sons are fools.
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The man who acts humble in order to win praise is guilty of the lowest form of pride.
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Grant me the ability to be alone, May it be my custom to go outdoors each day among the trees and grasses among all growing things and there may I be alone, and enter into prayer to talk with the one that I belong to.
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All new beginnings require that you unlock a new door.
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A quarrelsome man deserves no honors.
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God forgets those who reject proof that they are wrong.
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A strict master will not have understanding sons.
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Feel no sadness because of evil thoughts: it only strengthens them.
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