He who is humble before God will not only do good to all men, but he will speak kindly to them.

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He who is humble before God will not only do good to all men, but he will speak kindly to them and of them, and will never relate anything shameful about them, and will forgive them for any shameful things they may say about him, even if they are not worthy of such treatment.

Source Duties of the Heart, The Charity Of The Meek · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Bahya ibn Paquda, a medieval Jewish sage and author of the Duties of the Heart, humility before God shows in our words: speaking well of others, never spreading what belittles them, and forgiving what they say about us. Today, offer someone a kind word, and point out one of their qualities in front of another person.

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