When you are not at peace with the world, your prayer is not accepted.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §55
One who does chesed with those who love Hashem thereby repairs the blemish of the covenant.
Sefer HaMidos, Charity, Part I §54
The voice that comes from a holy person of understanding is a segulah for fear of Heaven.
Sefer HaMidos, Knowledge of God, Part II §7
One who has no emunah does not accept rebuke.
Sefer HaMidos, Faith, Part I §36
Through verbal confession we bring about that Hashem provides teachers of young children who teach faithfully.
Sefer HaMidos, Confession, Part I §1
Where there is arrogance, there is no fear of Heaven.
Sefer HaMidos, Fear of God, Part I §30
Whoever occupies himself with Torah, Hashem fulfills his wishes.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §13
When you begin to do a mitzvah and you begin it with all your heart, you will succeed in that mitzvah and no harm will befall you.
Sefer HaMidos, A Fall, Part I §8
Whoever is drawn after his distress too much, the distress is drawn after him.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part I §34
On a night when you have fear during your sleep, do not set out on a journey that day.
Sefer HaMidos, Fear, Part II §4
Whoever says, 'This teaching is fine and that one is not,' squanders the wealth of Torah.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §21
Whoever exerts himself in prayer below has no adversaries who can accuse him above.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §9
A person knows that he truly wants to serve when he does not want it publicized.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part I §77
Through humility, you will merit emunah.
Sefer HaMidos, Faith, Part I §2
Through humility, salvation comes.
Sefer HaMidos, Salvation and Miracles, Part I §21
One who has fears should sing a song of joy.
Sefer HaMidos, Fear, Part I §11
A person can be recognized by his voice, whether he is humble or arrogant.
Sefer HaMidos, Humility, Part II §3
One who has no pride is saved from falsehood.
Sefer HaMidos, Truth, Part I §46
Sadness is a sign of some illness that is about to come.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part I §13
One who has trust will not have his days cut short.
Sefer HaMidos, Trust in God, Part I §12
Whoever says 'Vayechulu' with kavanah and prays with kavanah, the ministering angels ask Hashem to grant him atonement.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part I §87
Through anger, a person's flesh wastes away.
Sefer HaMidos, Anger, Part I §16
When a person slips and falls, it is because he had strengthened himself to commit a sin.
Sefer HaMidos, A Fall, Part I §7
Through acts of kindness one comes to length of days.
Sefer HaMidos, Charity, Part II §13
Wherever an agreement is made, or any covenant is sealed, Hashem is there.
Sefer HaMidos, Love, Part I §13
One who has fear, it is a sign that Hashem has hidden His face from him, and a sign that judgments rest upon him.
Sefer HaMidos, Fear, Part I §33
Through the joy of a mitzvah, Hashem spreads His shelter over a person.
Sefer HaMidos, Joy and Happiness, Part I §24
Hashem makes paths in the sea in order to subdue our sins and bring out our righteous deeds.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part II §8
Through songs and praises, His Shechinah is drawn down below.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part II §4
A miracle is performed only for one who is ready to give up his life to sanctify Hashem's Name.
Sefer HaMidos, Salvation and Miracles, Part I §1
All knowledge of the laws of the Torah, whether of mitzvos between man and his fellow or of mitzvos between man and his Maker, is in itself the success of the soul.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §10
When a person loses something, it is a sign that he has fallen from his emunah.
Sefer HaMidos, Faith, Part I §8
When you speak Torah according to your level and not above your level, Hashem will fulfill your decrees.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §76
One who makes known the way of Hashem to the many, through this, even when he is among the nations, Hashem saves him.
Sefer HaMidos, Salvation and Miracles, Part I §25
Through eating, anger departs.
Sefer HaMidos, Anger, Part I §37
One must guard himself from causing pain to animals, for it will harm him.
Sefer HaMidos, Compassion and Mercy, Part II §4
Through humility Hashem fulfills his desire.
Sefer HaMidos, Humility, Part I §20
What should a person do to become wise? Let him spend much time in study, do little business, and pray for mercy;
for one without the other is not enough.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part I §14
One who speaks words of Torah aloud is saved from the penalty of stoning.
Sefer HaMidos, Torah Study, Part II §11
Through fear of Heaven, one comes to truth.
Sefer HaMidos, Truth, Part I §38
By supporting Torah scholars, one cancels the influence of the stars and the constellations.
Sefer HaMidos, Charity, Part II §4
On the day you make yourself small, that very day adds strength, might and exaltation in the holiness above.
Sefer HaMidos, Humility, Part I §9
Even the one who entices to sin cannot lead him astray.
Sefer HaMidos, Fear of God, Part I §18
One whose heart falls from its fervor, it is because he hates the tzaddik.
Sefer HaMidos, A Fall, Part I §13
Prayer is effective when one's face is turned upward.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part II §2
One who makes the tzaddik known merits joy.
Sefer HaMidos, Joy and Happiness, Part I §16
Where there is no truth there is no chesed; nor can such a person do chesed with others.
Sefer HaMidos, Truth, Part I §18
When you are insulted and remain silent, you will merit to understand the answer to your questions, and you will merit a spirit of understanding.
Sefer HaMidos, Faith, Part I §16
One who has it in his heart to plead before Hashem finds favor in Hashem's eyes through this.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §30
Compassion is a special remedy for removing sadness.
Sefer HaMidos, Compassion and Mercy, Part II §3
The garments made for the tzaddik each have a special power of their own to bring atonement.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part I §15
One who speaks to people to encourage them to give tzedakah increases salvation.
Sefer HaMidos, Charity, Part I §39
Through a gift given to tzaddikim, one merits fear of Heaven.
Sefer HaMidos, Fear of God, Part I §36
Through trust, a person escapes from his troubles.
Sefer HaMidos, Salvation and Miracles, Part I §12
One who has fear of Heaven does not fall from his greatness, but keeps growing greater.
Sefer HaMidos, Fear of God, Part I §26
When a person prays with a minyan in which there are wicked people, sometimes they cast him down.
The segulah for this is to raise his hands upward during the prayer.
Sefer HaMidos, A Fall, Part I §12
Prayer with joy is pleasant and sweet to Hashem.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §81
Through anger, a woman has difficulty giving birth.
Sefer HaMidos, Anger, Part I §40
Hashem is found in the synagogue.
Sefer HaMidos, Prayer, Part I §3
One who wants to return should take care not to be a debtor.
Sefer HaMidos, Repentance, Part I §46