Climbing upward, reaching the final ascent, you cling to any branch or weak root to pull yourself up and reach your goal. Similarly, from any spark of light you encounter, extract all that is possible. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
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People reflect each other like mirrors. If you see flaws in another and they won’t leave your mind, it means you have seen your own flaws. This is a great mercy from God to us; without it, we would never be able to discover our own shortcomings. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Our souls cannot be broken and in need of repair; they cannot be deprived and in need of anything. They only need to be revealed and allowed to shine. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Every person has their inner source. If you cannot find it, the fault lies with you. Remove the rust from your shovel, sharpen it, and dig deeper and deeper. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
A word is a powerful force. Speaking badly about someone means defiling them, yourself, and those who may accidentally pay attention to your words. An exposed wound begins to fester, and everyone suffers. If you speak well of the same person, the goodness within them, within you, and within all present will shine. – Lubavitcher … Quote
If you criticize your brother and he does not listen to you, the fault lies with you: words from the heart enter the heart. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Until you see the good in a person, you won’t be able to help them. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
The response to someone who claims to care for their ego at the expense of public activity: Is there an ego without active engagement? Better an arrogant doer than an egocentric idler. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
In the early stages of life, one must learn to be the master of oneself. The main and difficult change occurs when you take responsibility for your family. Then your own well-being must be pushed to the background. But ultimately, what is best for your loved ones, for your family, will turn out to be … Quote
A fairly well-known rabbi complained to Tzemach Tzedek that no one considers his opinion, and his colleagues trample on him. Tzemach Tzedek was surprised: – Who told you to position yourself so broadly that wherever people step, they cannot avoid stepping on you? – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Someone wrote to the Rebbe that while fulfilling his duties, he greatly offended one of his assistants, turning him against himself. The Rebbe advised this person: Make yourself love your colleague, and his irritation will disappear on its own. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Alter Rebbe wrote: “All souls are one. Only bodies divide us. He who places the body above the spirit will never experience true love or friendship.” WE ARE A SINGLE WHOLE. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
I offered my hand, five fingers, and you extended yours. Together we have ten fingers; this is a handshake. You and I are just particles of a single whole when we are not together. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
We do not say that someone “will go to heaven.” We say that this is a “child of the coming world.” Heaven is not a place you go to. It is something you carry with you. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
The tradition from Baal Shem Tov states: when someone tells you “bad things” about others, you should feel pain and sorrow for several reasons. In any case, no matter how you look at it, someone is suffering. If it is true, it is bad for the person being spoken about; if it is a lie, … Quote
Rabbi Hillel of Paritch said: “I do not love fools, but someone, not being very wise for themselves, is closer to the truth.” – Lubavitcher Rebbe
No one can claim to have reached absolute truth while there exists someone who has not reached it. Absolute truth is unlimited light, and if it is so, how can it shine for one and not for another? – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Many things seem true to the mind, but the final test of truth is conducted here, on earth. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
A sharp mind will find truth for itself. A humble mind will find truth beyond itself. Truth is not the possession of the intellectual, but of the one who knows how to escape from their own “self.” – Lubavitcher Rebbe
The light was hidden. But not its Source. The Source of Light is everywhere. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
