Rabbi Judah at the Prince tells how “Antonius would make himself take the torch and light the way for his sons in the darkness and that he would say to all the notables who offered to perform that service: it is not that I have no one to take the torch and light the way from my sons. But it is that is that I have make known to you how beloved are my sons are to me, so that you should treat them with respect.” Rabbi adds, “In like manner the Holy One, blessed be He, made known to the nations of the world how beloved Israel is to Him: He himself went before them, so that they (the nations) should treat them with respect. -Max Kaddushin
“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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