On Wisdom
“Silence is a fence which preserves wisdom.”
–Pirkei Avot
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philosophy
A path of pleasantness and peace
“Our mission in life is not to shake up the world but to fasten its pegs. Not to climb to the heavens and holler and roar, but to walk softly on the ground. Not to create a storm but rather a dwelling, an earthly home for the essence of G-d.If a storm is needed, so it shall be. As for us, we will continue on our path, the path of Torah, solidly planted on the earth. A path of pleasantness and peace, bringing order to chaos step by step, until all the boundlessness of the Infinite Light is arranged firmly in our world.”
–Tzvi Freeman
Seeing the best in people
“Few are those in life who motivate one to strive to be a more complete person, and even fewer those who are supportive of the capriciousness and eccentricity necessary to get there.”
–Unknown
“When our wisdom exceeds our deeds, to what can we be compared? To a tree with many branches but few roots; a wind comes along and uproots the tree… But when our deeds exceed our wisdom, to what can we be compared? To a tree with many roots and few branches. Though all the winds of the world would come and blow against it, they would be unable to uproot the tree.”
–Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya
