4:6
Someone who studies
something and takes the time to understand it will not forget it
quickly. However, someone who tries to learn many things
superficially will not understand any of them and quickly forget
them. Superficial study does not remain with a person and will
quickly fly away. The same is certainly true when it comes to Mitzvah
performance. It is preferable to so one Mitzvah properly with
understanding of the purpose of the Mitzvah than to do many in a
haphazard manner without any Kavanah.
4:15
Even though
Tzaddikim are generally under the control of their Yetzer HaTov (good
inclination) they occasionally are influenced to do evil as well.
Don't think that this is only true of modern-day Tzaddikim who are
two weak to fight their impulses, but the ones in earlier generations
did not sin at all, because this is simply untrue. We see that Noach
who was a Tzaddik planted a vineyard and got drunk and created a
situation that caused himself embarrassment. Yaakov acted in a
deceitful manner. Moshe became angry. And if the great ones could
err, surely the lesser Tzaddikim cannot completely remove themselves
from the influence of the Yetzer Hora.
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