“There
are those who erroneously think that world peace will only come from a common
character of opinions and qualities. But no – true peace will come to the world
precisely by multiplication of all the opinions and perspectives… all facets of
the larger truth… peace (is) the unification of all opposites. But there must
be opposites, so that there be those who labor and that which will be unified…
Hence peace is the name of God, who is the master of all the forces, omnipotent
and gathering them all.” (Eyn Ayah to Massekhet Berakhot, vol. 2, pp. 397-398,
9:361, on BT Berakhot 64a.) –Rav Avraham Kook
“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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