“A young rabbi in New York was distressed because he was being unfairly attacked by certain extremists. He visited the Rav, our great and revered mentor Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, to consult with him. It was the week that we read the portion Vayetse.
The Rav listened to him and made one simple comment on the verse, “And Jacob went ledarkho (on his way) and he was met by the angels of God.” The Rav told him: If you will go on your way, in the way you are convinced is correct, looking neither to the left nor right, then you will indeed meet the angels of God. Ignore the extremes and do what is right.” - Rabbi Norman Lamm
“To say the right thing at the right time, keep still most of the time.” John W. Roper Those who get in trouble most often are those cannot seem to keep still, remain silent. Life teaches many lessons. Among the best lessons of life is one my father taught me at an early age was, “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing.” The contributions we make to life via our mouth are many and varied. Most of the time, I reckon, they are not contributions at all, but things that diminish the richness of life.
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