"Shamor" in Hebrew indicates those actions we may take that has attached them a prohibition (like do not desecrate the Shabbat). "Zachor" refers to positive commandments, like chanting kiddush on Shabbat. While the prohibition is punishable, according to the Torah, and the the positive command is not, the rabbis have always referred to the positive commands, mitzvot, as being much greater. The positive mitzvah is based on love while the prohibition or negative command carries with it penalties. -Louis Jacobs, based on the Rambam
“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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