One who is a mighty man does not have so much understanding.
Sefer HaMidos, Knowledge of God, Part II §14
One who takes care not to utter holy words in an unclean place will merit long life.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §41
These do not see the face of Gehinnom: one who suffers the hardships of poverty, one with illness of the bowels, and one who has creditors and the yoke of the government upon him.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part I §89
One who is quick to anger is known to love honor;
even all the mitzvos he does, he does only for the sake of honor.
Sefer HaMidos, Anger, Part I §28
Through jealousy a person's bones rot.
Sefer HaMidos, Envy and Jealousy, Part I §6
When asking for his needs, a person should not presume to ask for great things;
but in Torah and fear of Heaven he may ask for all he desires.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §24
One whose mind is confused should make a habit of saying the prayer of the prophet Chavakuk.
Sefer HaMidos, Knowledge of God, Part I §2
One who relieves himself, washes his hands, puts on tefillin, recites the Shema and prays is as though he built an altar and brought an offering on it, and as though he had immersed.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §40
Through humility everything is at peace with him.
Sefer HaMidos, Humility, Part I §13
At times Hashem brings things upon a person so that through them he will come to understand His compassion and His Godliness, may He be blessed.
Sefer HaMidos, Knowledge of God, Part I §1
One who occupies himself with the laws of the Temple service is as though the Beis HaMikdash were built in his days.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §42
One who keeps his friend from learning is known to have turned away from the path of Hashem.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §5
Through trust, one merits to know the holy Names.
Sefer HaMidos, Trust in God, Part I §10
One who confesses, Hashem loves him with a freely given love and turns His burning anger away from him.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part I §48
Through teshuvah, the spirit of Moshiach blows upon the decrees of the kingdoms and annuls them.
Sefer HaMidos, The Messiah, Part I §2
One who made a vow, his prayer is not accepted until he fulfills his vow.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §73
When there is some fear and afterward a fire breaks out, it is known that the fear will cease.
Sefer HaMidos, Fear, Part I §22
One who brings merit to the many becomes a partner with Hashem in the work of Creation.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part I §54
One who has no submission has no fear of Heaven.
Sefer HaMidos, Humility, Part I §16
When you help the Jewish people, advice will help you.
Sefer HaMidos, Advice, Part I §7
One who speaks lies is lost.
Sefer HaMidos, Truth, Part I §42
Through a person's yearning to come to Eretz Yisrael, abundant livelihood flows down.
Sefer HaMidos, The Land of Israel, Part I §3
Being accustomed to study rises higher than the fulfillment of all the mitzvos.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §33
Through a sigh that a person sighs, he becomes a new being.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part I §32
One who is always joyful succeeds through it.
Sefer HaMidos, Joy and Happiness, Part II §1
Through arrogance a person comes to the lust for relations with a male, and also comes to anger.
Sometimes, too, a woman does not conceive because she adorns herself and is arrogant.
Sefer HaMidos, Haughtiness, Part I §2
When you strengthen a person in the service of Hashem, he will love you.
Sefer HaMidos, Love, Part I §7
Where there is no truth, there is no chesed.
Sefer HaMidos, Faith, Part I §65
One who loves the tzaddikim is able to bring people back in teshuvah.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part I §47
Torah on which you spend money will not be forgotten by you.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §84
A person falls because of the desire for money.
Sefer HaMidos, A Fall, Part I §10
The waters of the Jordan are a segulah for trust.
Sefer HaMidos, Trust in God, Part I §17
When you see that your friends do not help you, it is known that no plan will help you.
Sefer HaMidos, Advice, Part I §6
A person must pray for his children and for all who will come after him.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §61
One who is bare of good deeds cannot turn others away from their wickedness.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part I §2
When fear comes upon a person, he should know that one born under the same sign as he has come into some trouble.
Sefer HaMidos, Fear, Part II §1
One who guards himself from transgressing 'You shall not covet' is thereby saved from anger and pride, and from the lack of emunah that comes through anger and pride.
Sefer HaMidos, Faith, Part II §10
One who flees from honor while honor pursues him will certainly not descend or fall from his honor.
Sefer HaMidos, A Fall, Part I §15
Through peace, good tidings come.
Sefer HaMidos, Peace, Part I §8
One who is arrogant, his dwelling will not endure.
Sefer HaMidos, Haughtiness, Part I §36
Through telling stories of tzaddikim, one draws the light of Moshiach into the world and drives away much darkness and many troubles from the world.
One also merits fine garments.
Sefer HaMidos, The Messiah, Part I §1
One who speaks lies falls by the sword, and also becomes a fool.
Sefer HaMidos, Truth, Part I §37
When the congregation prays, it is a time of favor.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §35
Through the good advice you give, you will merit joy.
Sefer HaMidos, Joy and Happiness, Part I §7
One who is careful not to swear falsely will surely not transgress 'You shall not take revenge, nor bear a grudge.'
Sefer HaMidos, Love, Part I §10
Tzedakah is greater than all the offerings.
Sefer HaMidos, Charity, Part I §62
Olive oil is a segulah for grace.
Sefer HaMidos, Grace, Part I §8
One who cannot weep should gaze at the heavens, for the firmament caused the waters to weep.
Sefer HaMidos, Crying, Part I §1
One who judges people favorably will merit to receive the festivals properly.
Sefer HaMidos, Compassion and Mercy, Part I §12
Every single penny adds up to a great sum.
Sefer HaMidos, Charity, Part I §16
Tzedakah is equal to all the mitzvos.
Sefer HaMidos, Charity, Part I §14
Where there is moral discipline, there is peace.
Sefer HaMidos, Peace, Part I §9
For grace, bring guests into your home.
Sefer HaMidos, Grace, Part I §3
Through the holiness of Hashem, the leaders of the generation are exalted with strength and might.
Through this, the mitzvah of hospitality to guests becomes precious in everyone's eyes, and through this, Torah scholars merit that the halachah follows their view.
Sefer HaMidos, Hospitality, Part II §3
One who has submission has no fear, even as if he were sitting under siege.
Sefer HaMidos, Humility, Part I §15
Through trust in Hashem comes joy.
Sefer HaMidos, Joy and Happiness, Part I §17
A person is pained more by what he sees with his eyes than by what he merely knows.
Sefer HaMidos, Knowledge of God, Part I §8
Through jealousy a person does not walk a steady path:
sometimes he prays with fervor and learns with diligence, and sometimes prayer and learning are a burden to him.
Sefer HaMidos, A Fall, Part I §4
One who has no understanding in his learning should sit near a tzaddik; through this he will also merit to learn Torah for its own sake.
Or let him strive to give the tzaddik some pleasure, or learn with joy, or welcome Shabbos with joy, or welcome the tzaddik with joy.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §61
When a person does something in good faith and stumbles upon some obstacle, let him trust that Hashem will save him.
Hashem arranged the obstacle for him so that he would pave a trodden path for his children through this very obstacle, that they may be saved from it.
Sefer HaMidos, Trust in God, Part II §1