Regard not the flask, but what is therein.

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R. said, Regard not the flask, but what is therein; there is a new flask that is full of old (wine), and an old one in which there is not even new.

Source Pirkei Avot 4:18-20 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Maxims of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot), a collection of wisdom from the rabbis of antiquity, Rabbi Judah the Prince teaches not to judge by appearances: an old jug may be empty, a new one may hold a precious wine. Today, truly listen to someone you might tend to overlook (a young person, an elder, a stranger) and look for what they carry that is precious.

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