"I give tzedaka (charity) to 100 poor people on the assumption that I may find one out of 100 was worthy and I will have the merit of helping him. But you refrain from giving to 100 poor people …lest one of them be unworthy. Therefore know that the average beggar who holds out of hand is presumed to need the money and you should not concern yourself hidden matters.” Rabbi Chaim of Tzanz
“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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