“A King had empty glasses. The king then said, “If I put inside them hot liquids they will break; cold liquids and they will contract. So what the king did was to mix hot and the cold together so they were able to coexist. So said the Holy One blessed be He, “If I create a world with only the attribute of compassion there will be much sin. If I create a world with only justice how will the world be able to stand? Rather I am creating it with the attributes of justice and mercy so that it should stand.” -Beresheit Rabbah 10
“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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