Nachman of Breslov quotes:

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  • The Exodus from Egypt occurs in every human being, in every era, in every year, and in every day.

  • Teach a child good manners during babyhood.

  • Toothaches afflict those who have no compassion for animals.

  • Always wear a smile. The gift of life will then be yours to give.

  • Where there is no compassion, crime increases.

  • Worldly riches are like nuts; many a tooth is broke in cracking them, but never is the stomach filled with eating them.

  • If you won't be better tomorrow than you were today, then what do you need tomorrow for?

  • A man should eat slowly, properly, even if he eats alone.

  • Always help the persecuted.

  • Always remember, joy is not incidental to spiritual quest. It is vital.

  • Arbitration is justice blended with charity.

  • Charity cures heartaches.

  • Charity with a smile shows the donor's character.

  • Common sense is strengthened by joy.

  • Depression does tremendous damage. Use every ploy you can think of to bring yourself to joy.

  • Disparage no book, for it is also a part of the world.

  • More men die from overeating than undernourishment.

  • A drunkard cannot plead his case.

  • A man should believe in God through faith, not because of miracles.

  • A man's drive for profit should be prompted by the desire to give charity.

  • A mitzvah that costs money is worth more than one that costs nothing.

  • A modest woman has good children.

  • A poor but humble man who gives nothing to charity is preferrable to a rich but haughty man who does.

  • A strict master will not have understanding sons.

  • All new beginnings require that you unlock a new door.

  • Always help those who are being persecuted.

  • Before reciting his prayers, a man should give to charity.

  • Believe that none of the effort you put into coming closer to God is ever wasted - even if in the end you don't achieve what you are striving for.

  • Better a superstitious believer than a rational unbeliever.

  • Don't ask God to change the laws of nature for you.

  • Don't ever fret over married children; they will take care of themselves.

  • Elderly men who are popular with young women usually lack wisdom.

  • Even if you can't sing well, sing. Sing to yourself. Sing in the privacy of your home. But sing.

  • Even the poor should give something to charity.

  • Feel no sadness because of evil thoughts: it only strengthens them.

  • Find a day for yourself-better yet, late at night. Go to the forest or to the field, or lock yourself in a room ... You will meet solitude there. There you will be able to listen attentively to the noise of the wind first, to birds singing, to see wonderful nature and to notice yourself in it ... and to come back to harmonic connection with the world and its Creator.

  • Flattery leads to vulgarity; the flatterer is despised.

  • Freedom is the world of joy.

  • Get into the habit of singing a tune. It will give you new life and fill you with joy. Get into the habit of dancing. It will displace depression and dispel hardship.

  • God forgets those who reject proof that they are wrong.

  • Grant me the ability to be alone, May it be my custom to go outdoors each day among the trees and grasses among all growing things and there may I be alone, and enter into prayer to talk with the one that I belong to.

  • He who cannot accept reproof cannot become great.

  • He who has no confidence utters falsehoods, and he who utters falsehoods has no confidence.

  • I conquered my hostility by putting it away until the day I might need it.

  • If all the ancient sacred writings had been preserved, some would be found to be heretical.

  • If we do not help a man in trouble, it is as if we caused the trouble.

  • If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow?

  • If you do not help a man with his troubles, it is equivalent to bringing troubles to him.

  • If you never want to see the face of hell, when you come home from work every night, dance with your kitchen towel and, if you're worried about waking up your family, take off your shoes.

  • Include yourself in any reproof.

  • It is a great mitzvah to be happy always.

  • Just as your hand, held before the eye, can hide the tallest mountain, so this small earthly life keeps us from seeing the vast radiance that fills the core of the universe.

  • Knowledge that is paid for will be longer remembered.

  • Let the good in me connect with the good in others, until all the world is transformed through the compelling power of love.

  • Lies are usually caused by an undue fear of men.

  • Man must not rely on pure reason; he must mix faith with it.

  • Prayers truly from the heart open all doors in Heaven.

  • Proper praying is like a person who wanders through a field gathering flowers-one by one, until they make a beautiful bouquet. In the same manner, a person must gather each letter, each syllable, to form them into words of prayer.

  • Seek the good in everyone, and reveal it, bring it forth.

  • The best weapons of a Jew are his prayers.

  • The essence of peace is to merge two opposites. Therefore your notions should not scare you if you see another, who absolutely opposes you, and you presume that there is no chance for peace between you two. On the same token when you see two individuals who are exactly two opposites, never say it would be impossible for them to reconcile. On the contrary, and this is the perfection of peace to make it between two opposites.

  • The I is the soul, which endures.

  • The man who acts humble in order to win praise is guilty of the lowest form of pride.

  • The man who disobeys his parents will have disobedient sons.

  • The man who has led a good life will find many allies.

  • The prosperity of a country can be seen simply in how it treats its old people.

  • The Torah itself becomes coarse in the mouth of a man of pride.

  • The world goes on because of those who close their lips when they meet hostility from others.

  • There is Truth, the truth of the Truth and there is Peace. The Truth is 'the boy stole an apple', the truth of the Truth is 'the boy was hungry' and Peace is 'nobody stole anything, now, give the boy an apple!'

  • Thinking is more precious than all five senses.

  • Those who are pure of heart find new thoughts whenever they meditate.

  • To revive a man is no slight thing.

  • Unfounded hate only multiplies quarrels.

  • Victory cannot tolerate truth.

  • We each have the kind of children we deserve.

  • When a father is quick to lose his tempre, his sons are fools.

  • When a man is able to take abuse with a smile, he is worthy to become a leader.

  • When you help scholars, you gain a share in their learning.

  • Whenever a treaty of peace is signed, God is present.

  • Where there is no peace, prayers are not heard.

  • Where there is no truth there is no grace.

  • While praying, listen to the words very carefully. When your heart is attentive, your entire being enters your prayer without your having to force it.

  • Who lacks confidence speaks lies more readily.

  • Whoever is able to write a book and does not, it is as if he has lost a child

  • Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are.

  • You are wherever your thoughts are, make sure your thoughts are where you want to be.

  • A quarrelsome man deserves no honors.

  • An angry man is unfit to pray.

  • Faith is not only in the heart; it should be put into words.

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