## Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 1
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א. מִי שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה תַּעֲנוּג לָאָב וּמְשַׂמֵּחַ אוֹתוֹ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה יִהְיֶה לוֹ חֵשֶׁק וְאַהֲבָה לִלְמד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who brings his father pleasure and happiness will have a desire and love for learning.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 2
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ב. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה רוֹצֶה לְהַחֲיוֹת אֵיזֶה דָּבָר בַּאֲמִירַת תּוֹרָתְךָ, אַל תִּדְרשׁ מֵעִנְיָנִים רָעִים, אֶלָּא תִּדְרשׁ פְּסוּקִים וְעִנְיָנִים שֶׁל טוֹב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
If you want the Torah that you teach to be inspirational, don’t expound on evil topics, but on those verses and topics that speak of good.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 3
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ג. כְּשֶׁאָדָם אוֹמֵר חִדּוּשֵׁי אוֹרַיְתָא, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה מְשַׂמֵּחַ אֶת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who teaches new insights into the Torah causes the Holy One to rejoice.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 4
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ד. כְּשֶׁהָרָשָׁע אוֹמֵר תּוֹרָה, תֵּדַע שֶׁהוּא מַכְשִׁיל אוֹתָם הַשּׁוֹמְעִים תּוֹרָתוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
You should know that when a wicked person teaches Torah, he corrupts those who listen to his words.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 5
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ה. מִי שֶׁהוּא מְבַטֵּל אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ מֵהַלִמּוּד, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁהוּא סָר מִדֶּרֶךְ ה'.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever interrupts a fellow Jew’s Torah study clearly has turned away from God’s path.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 6
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ו. לִמּוּד הַתּוֹרָה – אֲפִלּוּ מִתְנַמְנֵם הוּא טוֹב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is good to study Torah, even when half asleep.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 7
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ז. עַל־יְדֵי קַבָּלַת הַיִּסּוּרִים בְּאַהֲבָה אֵינוֹ מְשַׁכֵּחַ תַּלְמוּדוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who accepts suffering with love will not forget his studies.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 8
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ח. כָּל מַה שֶּׁלָּמַד אָדָם בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְהָיָה נִמְנָע אֶצְלוֹ לַעֲמד עַל אֲמִתַּת כַּוָּנַת הַלִּמּוּד בִּשְׁלֵמוּת, יִזְכֶּה לְהָבִין עַל אֲמִתָּתָהּ בָּעוֹלָם הַבָּא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whatever a person studied but failed to fully comprehend in this world, he will merit understanding its true meaning in the World to Come.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 9
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ט. עַל־יְדֵי קִימָה בִּפְנֵי תַּלְמִיד־חָכָם זוֹכִין לְתוֹרָה

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Those who stand in honor of a Torah sage merit [the wisdom of] Torah.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 10
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י. כָּל יְדִיעָה בְּמִשְׁפְּטֵי הַתּוֹרָה, הֵן מִצְווֹת שֶׁבֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ הֵן מִצְווֹת שֶׁבֵּין אָדָם לְקוֹנוֹ, הַיְדִיעָה הַזּאת בְּעַצְמָהּ הִיא הַצְלָחַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
All knowledge of the Torah’s precepts—whether of the commandments between a man and his fellow man, or those between a man and his Maker—the very knowledge itself is beneficial for the soul.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 11
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יא. הַסֵּפֶר שֶׁנִּכְתַּב בִּדְיוֹ שֶׁל שֶׁמֶן־זַיִת הוּא מְסֻגָּל לְלִמּוּד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A holy book that was written with ink containing olive oil is especially beneficial for study.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 12
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יב. יִרְאָה מִתַּלְמִיד־חָכָם מְסֻגָּל לְלִמּוּד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Fear of a Torah scholar is especially beneficial for study.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 13
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יג. הָעוֹסֵק בַּתּוֹרָה בַּלַּיְלָה – שְׁכִינָה כְּנֶגְדּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When one studies Torah at night, the Divine Presence stands by his side.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 14
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יד. מַה יַּעֲשֶׂה אָדָם וְיֶחְכַּם, יַרְבֶּה בִּישִׁיבָה וִימַעֵט בִּסְחוֹרָה וִיבַקֵּשׁ רַחֲמִים, כִּי הָא בְּלָא הָא לָא סַגִּי.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
What should a person do to acquire wisdom? Let him increase his study, limit his business activities, and ask for God’s compassion. One without the others is not enough.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 15
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טו. הַדִּבּוּר בְּקוֹל רָם מֵבִיא הֶרְגֵּשׁ וּתְנוּעָה לְכָל הָאֵיבָרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Reciting the words of Torah in a loud voice instills feeling and motion into all a person’s limbs.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 16
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טז. הַלּוֹמֵד בְּקוֹל רָם מַאֲרִיךְ יָמִים, וְתַלְמוּדוֹ מִתְקַיֵּם בְּיָדוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who studies in a loud voice is blessed with long life and his studies remain with him.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 17
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יז. מִי שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ גַּסּוּת, לִמּוּדוֹ מִתְקַיֵּם בְּיָדוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever has no haughtiness retains his studies.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 18
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יח. גַּם מִי שֶׁמְּלַמֵּד לַאֲחֵרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
This is also true of one who teaches others.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 19
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יט. הַשּׁוֹמֵעַ מִפִּי הָרַב, מִסְתַּיֵּעַ מִלְּתָא טְפֵי.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person benefits most when he hears his studies directly from a teacher.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 20
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כ. גָּדוֹל תַּלְמוּד תּוֹרָה מֵהַקְרָבַת תְּמִידִין.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The study of Torah is even greater than offering the daily-sacrifice.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 21
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כא. הָאוֹמֵר: שְׁמוּעָה זוֹ נָאָה וְזוֹ אֵינָהּ נָאָה, מְאַבֵּד הוֹנָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By saying “This teaching is pleasing and that one is not,” one loses out on the Torah’s treasures.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 22
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כב. מִיגְמַר בְּעַתִּיקָא קָשֶׁה מֵחֲדְתָּא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is easier to learn something new than to recover what one has forgotten.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 23
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כג. הַשּׁוֹכֵחַ דָּבָר אֶחָד מִתַּלְמוּדוֹ, גּוֹרֵם גָּלוּת לְבָנָיו וּמוֹרִידִין אוֹתוֹ מִגְּדֻלָּתוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever [willfully] forgets a single detail of his studies causes his children to be exiled and has his prestige diminished.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 24
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כד. תַּלְמִיד־חָכָם, שֶׁאֵין תּוֹכוֹ כְּבָרוֹ נִקְרָא תּוֹעֵבָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A Torah scholar whose inside is not like his outside is considered an abomination.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 25
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כה. תַּלְמִיד־חָכָם – בְּנֵי עִירוֹ מְצֻוִּין לַעֲשֹוֹת מְלַאכְתּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Those who live in the same town as a Torah scholar are responsible for seeing to his needs.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 26
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כו. בִּשְׁבִיל בִּטּוּל תּוֹרָה נַעֲשֲֶׂה כִּבְיָכוֹל מָךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When Torah study is lax, God, figuratively speaking, becomes poor.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 27
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כז. גָּדוֹל תַּלְמוּד תּוֹרָה מֵהַצָּלַת נְפָשׁוֹת וּמִבִּנְיַן בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וּמִכִּבּוּד אָב וָאֵם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Torah study is even greater than saving lives, than building the Holy Temple, and than honoring one’s parents.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 28
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כח. עַל־יְדֵי קְדֻשָּׁה זוֹכֶה לְבִינָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Through holiness one merits understanding.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 29
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כט. שְׁלשָׁה הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא בּוֹכֶה עֲלֵיהֶן בְּכָל יוֹם, וְאֶחָד מֵהֶם, עַל מִי שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לוֹ לַעֲסֹק בַּתּוֹרָה וְאֵינוֹ עוֹסֵק.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are three things over which God cries each day, one of which is a person who has the ability to study Torah but does not.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 30
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ל. עַל־יְדֵי בִּינָה זוֹכֶה לִתְשׁוּבָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Through understanding one merits repenting.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 31
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לא. אָסוּר לְלַמֵּד אֶת הָרָשָׁע דְּבַר פֶּלֶא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is forbidden to teach the wonders of God to a wicked person.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 32
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לב. גָּדוֹל יָכוֹל לִלְמד מֵרָשָׁע, אֲבָל קָטָן לא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Only a great person may learn from a wicked individual; others may not.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 33
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לג. הֶרְגֵּל הַלִּמּוּד הוּא עוֹלֶה לְמַעְלָה עַל קִיּוּם כָּל הַמִּצְווֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Diligent study surpasses the fulfillment of even all the *mitzvot.*


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לד. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ אִשָּׁה, שָׁרוּי בְּלֹא טוֹבָה [תּוֹרָה].

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever has no wife has no good [namely, Torah].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 35
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לה. אֵינוֹ דּוֹמֶה הַלּוֹמֵד מִפִּי עַצְמוֹ לַלּוֹמֵד מִפִּי הָרַב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
That which a person studies on his own cannot match that which he learns from a teacher.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 36
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לו. לא נִיחָא לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא, שֶׁיִּהְיוּ דָּנִים אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכַף חוֹב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Holy One takes no pleasure from the Jews being judged unfavorably.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 37
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לז. מִי שֶׁאוֹהֵב תַּלְמִיד־חָכָם, הַתּוֹרָה מְחַזֶּרֶת עָלָיו וְעַל זַרְעוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person feels love for a Torah scholar, the Torah returns that love to him and his descendants.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 38
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לח. יִלְמַד אָדָם אֲפִלּוּ בְּלא הֲבָנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person should study Torah even without understanding.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 39
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לט. תּוֹעֶלֶת גָּדוֹל לִרְאוֹת פֶּה הָרַב בִּשְׁעַת הַלִּמּוּד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Seeing your teacher’s mouth while he teaches is very beneficial.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 40
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מ. תּוֹעֶלֶת גָּדוֹל לִלְמד אֵצֶל נְהָרוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Studying by the side of a river is very beneficial.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 41
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מא. הָעוֹסֵק בַּתּוֹרָה בַּלַּיְלָה, כְּאִלּוּ עוֹסֵק בַּעֲבוֹדָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person studies Torah at night, it is as if he performed the Temple service.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 42
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מב. הָעוֹסֵק בְּהִלְכוֹת עֲבוֹדָה, כְּאִלּוּ נִבְנֶה בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ בְּיָמָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When one studies the laws of the Temple service, it is as if the Holy Sanctuary was built in his lifetime.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 43
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מג. הַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה לְתַלְמִיד שֶׁאֵינוֹ הָגוּן, נוֹפֵל לְגֵיהִנּם וַהֲוֵי כְּזוֹרֵק אֶבֶן לְמַרְקוּלִיס.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever teaches Torah to an improper student descends into hell, and it is as if he worshiped idols.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 44
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מד. הַתּוֹרָה בְּעַצְמָהּ נִתְּנָה לְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲבָל הַפִּלְפּוּל לא נִתַּן אֶלָּא לְמשֶׁה בִּלְבָד, וְהוּא בְּטוֹבַת עַיִן נָתַן לְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Torah itself was given to all Jews, but engaging in polemical analysis of Torah law was given to Moses alone, and he benevolently passed this privilege on to all of Israel.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 45
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מה. כְּשֶׁעוֹשֶׂה אָדָם אֶת עַצְמוֹ הֶפְקֵר לְלַמֵּד תּוֹרָתוֹ לַכּל, הַתּוֹרָה נִתְּנָה לוֹ בְּמַתָּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person makes himself available for teaching Torah to anyone [who wishes to learn it], the Torah is given to him as a gift.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 46
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מו. אֵין הַתּוֹרָה מִתְקַיֶּמֶת אֶלָּא לְמִי שֶׁמַּעֲמִיד אֶת עַצְמוֹ עָרוֹם עָלֶיהָ, וּבְמִי שֶׁמֵּשִׂים אֶת עַצְמוֹ כְּמִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Torah endures only with one who “stands naked” [of all he has] for its sake, or who makes himself as if he knows nothing.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 47
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מז. הַלִּמּוּד קוֹדֶם לְיִרְאַת חֵטְא, וְיִרְאַת חֵטְא קוֹדֶם לְעִיּוּן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Study is a prerequisite for attaining the fear of sin, and the fear of sin is a prerequisite for analytical Torah study.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 48
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מח. עַל־יְדֵי פַּת שַׁחֲרִית תַּלְמוּדוֹ מִתְקַיֵּם בְּיָדוֹ וְזוֹכֶה לִלְמד וּלְלַמֵּד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By eating bread for breakfast a person retains his studies and merits both studying and teaching Torah.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 49
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מט. תּוֹרָה צְרִיכָה דַּוְקָא לִהְיוֹת בְּדִּבּוּר, כִּי הַלִּמּוּד שֶׁהוּא בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה לְבַד נִשְׁתַּכֵּחַ, וְאֵין בָּא לִידֵי מַעֲשִֶׂה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Torah study must be verbal. That which one studies in thought alone is forgotten and does not lead to actual practice.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 50
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נ. הַלּוֹמֵד וְאֵינוֹ חוֹזֵר, דּוֹמֶה לְזוֹרֵעַ וְאֵינוֹ קוֹצֵר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who studies but does not review his studies is like a person who plants but does not reap.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 51
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נא. הַחוֹזֵר תַּלְמוּדוֹ – הַתּוֹרָה מְבַקֶּשֶׁת מֵאֵת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ שֶׁיְּגַלֶּה לוֹ טַעֲמֵי הַתּוֹרָה וּסְתָרֶיהָ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person reviews his learning, the Torah itself asks God to reveal its reasoning and secrets to him.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 52
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נב. מִי שֶׁאֵין לּוֹ עֵת קָבוּעַ לִלְמד, הוּא בָּא לְהִרְהוּרֵי זְנוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever doesn’t have set times for Torah study will be bothered by immoral thoughts.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 53
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נג. מִי שֶׁאֵין חוֹזֵר תַּלְמוּדוֹ, קָשֶׁה לּוֹ לְגַדֵּל בָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever fails to review his studies will find it difficult to raise his children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 54
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נד. הַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה לִשְׁמָהּ, מֵשִׂים שָׁלוֹם בְּפָמַלְיָא שֶׁל מַעְלָה וְשֶׁל מַטָּה, וּמֵגֵן עַל כָּל הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ, וּכְאִלּוּ בָּנָה פַּלְטְרִין שֶׁל מַעְלָה וְשֶׁל מַטָּה וּמְקָרֵב אֶת הַגְּאֻלָּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who studies Torah for its own sake brings peace to the hosts of angels above and below, and protects the entire world with his merit. It is as if he built a palace in both worlds, and he hastens the Final Redemption.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 55
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נה. הַמְלַמֵּד בֶּן חֲבֵרוֹ תּוֹרָה, מַעְלָה עָלָיו הַכָּתוּב, כְּאִלּוּ עֲשָׂאוֹ וּכְאִלּוּ עֲשָׂאָהּ לְדִבְרֵי תּוֹרָה וּכְאִלּוּ עֲשָׂאוֹ לְעַצְמוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever teaches Torah to the son of a fellow Jew, Scripture says that it is as if he created the child, created the words of Torah, and also created himself.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 56
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נו. הַמַּשְׁחִיר פָּנָיו [עַל דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה] בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מַבְהִיק פָּנָיו לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When one blackens his face in this world {for the sake of Torah}, the Holy One causes his face to shine in the World to Come.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 57
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נז. הַמַּרְעִיב עַצְמוֹ עַל דִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מַשְׂבִּיעוֹ לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When one denies himself the pleasures of this world for the sake of Torah, God rewards him with great contentment in the World to Come.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 58
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נח. הַקּוֹרֵא בְּסִפְרֵי מִינִין, נִקְרָא אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who reads the books of heretics is called an apostate.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 59
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נט. הַקּוֹרֵא פָּסוּק בִּזְמַנּוֹ, מֵבִיא טוֹבָה לָעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who recites a Torah verse at the right time brings good to the world.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 60
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ס. כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ שְׁנֵי פְּסוּקִים, מֵאֶחָד אַתָּה יָכוֹל לִדְרשׁ זְכוּת וְטוֹב וּמֵאֶחָד אַתָּה יָכוֹל לִדְרשׁ לְהֵפֶךְ, תִּדְרשׁ הַפָּסוּק שֶׁהוּא לִזְכוּת וּלְטוֹב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Given a choice between two verses, one that you can interpret as speaking favorably and positively, and one that you can interpret as saying the opposite, you should choose to expound the former.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 61
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סא. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ הֲבָנָה בְּלִמּוּדוֹ, יִשְׁבּת אֵצֶל צַדִּיק, גַּם עַל־יְדֵי זֶה יִזְכֶּה לִלְמד תּוֹרָה לִשְׁמָהּ. אוֹ יִשְׁתַּדֵּל לַעֲשֹוֹת אֵיזֶה תַּעֲנוּג לַצַּדִּיק אוֹ יִלְמַד בְּשִׂמְחָה אוֹ יְקַבֵּל אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת בְּשִׂמְחָה אוֹ יְקַבֵּל הַצַּדִּיק בְּשִׂמְחָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who cannot understand his studies should spend time in the company of the Tzaddik. This will also enable him to study Torah for its own sake. Alternatively, he should endeavor to please the Tzaddik in some way, or he should study with joy, or greet the Shabbat with joy, or greet the Tzaddik with joy.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 62
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סב. עַל־יְדֵי לִמּוּד בְּעִיּוּן יוּכַל לְהִתְפַּלֵּל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Analytical study of the Torah enables one to pray.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 63
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סג. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִלְמד מֵחֲמַת מְנִיעוֹת, יִפְרשׁ מִמַּשְׁקֶה הַמְשַׁכֵּר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who has numerous obstacles interfering with his Torah study should refrain from drinking alcohol.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 64
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סד. עַל־יְדֵי בִּטּוּל תּוֹרָה יָבוֹא לְבִטּוּל תְּפִלָּה וְהוּא הַדִּין לְהֵפֶךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Laxity in Torah brings one to laxity in prayer. The inverse is also true, [as diligence in Torah brings diligence in prayer].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 65
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סה. מִי שֶׁאֵין יָכוֹל לִלְמד כִּי אֵין לוֹ פְּנַאי וְלוֹמֵד בְּשַׁבָּת וְראשׁ־חֹדֶשׁ, בָּזֶה הוּא מַעֲצִיר אֶת רוּחַ הַטֻּמְאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who has no time for study other than on Shabbat and the new moon still manages to restrain the spirit of impurity [through the Torah he does study].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 66
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סו. כְּשֶׁאֵין מֵבִין אֶת לִמּוּדוֹ, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁדִּינִים שׁוֹרִין עָלָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who cannot understand his Torah studies clearly has been beset by harsh judgments.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 67
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סז. בְּנָקֵל לְהָבִין אֵיזֶהוּ עִנְיָן כְּשֶׁהוּא בְּמָקוֹם גָּבוֹהַּ, דְּהַיְנוּ בְּהַר אוֹ מָקוֹם אַחֵר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is easier for a person to understand a complex Torah subject when he is on a mountain or some other high place.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 68
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סח. הִתְעוֹרְרוּת בַּבּקֶר לִלְמד – מְסֻגָּל לְחוּשׁ הַשְּׁמִיעָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Waking up early to study Torah is a *segulah* for repairing one’s hearing.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 69
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סט. עַל־יְדֵי לִמּוּד תִּינוֹקוֹת שֶׁל בֵּית־רַבָּן נִתְרַבֶּה הַשָּׁלוֹם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Teaching Torah to schoolchildren promotes peace.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 70
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ע. צָרִיךְ לְהִתְפַּלֵּל, שֶׁיִּזְכֶּה לְתַלְמִידִים הֲגוּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One should pray to be worthy of proper students.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 71
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עא. עַל־יְדֵי דְּרוּשֵׁי הַתּוֹרָה לְטוֹבָה יָכוֹל לְהָבִיא יְשׁוּעָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Expounding the Torah positively enables a person to bring salvation.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 72
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עב. עַל־יְדֵי רחַב־לֵב יָכוֹל לְהָבִין דָּבָר מִתּוֹךְ דָּבָר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s bigheartedness gives him the ability to deduce one thing from another.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 73
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עג. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ חַשְׁקוּת לִלְמד, אַל יְדַבֵּר עַל שׁוּם אָדָם שׁוּם דָּבָר רָע.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who has no desire to study Torah study should never say anything bad about anyone.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 74
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עד. אַל תִּלְמַד אֶלָּא אֵצֶל יְרֵא־שָׁמַיִם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Learn only from a person who is God-fearing.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 75
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עה. עַל־יְדֵי תּוֹרָה תִּזְכֶּה לְשָׁלוֹם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Through Torah study you will be rewarded with peace.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 76
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עו. כְּשֶׁתּאמַר תּוֹרָה לְפִי מַדְרֵגָתְךָ וְלא לְמַעְלָה מִמַּדְרֵגָתְךָ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא יְקַיֵּם צִוּוּיֶךָ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When the Torah you teach is consistent with your level, and not above it, the Holy One carries out your wishes.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 77
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עז. עַל־יְדֵי הַכְּפִירוֹת אֵין לָאָדָם חַשְׁקוּת לִלְמד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Heresy destroys a person’s desire for learning.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 78
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עח. עַל־יְדֵי צְדָקָה לִשְׁמָהּ תִּזְכֶּה לְתוֹרָה לִשְׁמָהּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By giving charity for the sake of Heaven, you will merit studying Torah for the sake of Heaven.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 79
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עט. עַל־יְדֵי קִימַת חֲצוֹת יִזְכֶּה לְהָבִין אֶת הַתּוֹרָה וְלִדְרשׁ אוֹתָהּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By waking up from sleep to recite *Tikkun Chatzot* a person merits understanding the Torah and expounding its meaning.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 80
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פ. מִי שֶׁפָּסַק מִדִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה לִדְבָרִים בְּטֵלִים, תִּקּוּנוֹ – שֶׁיָּקוּם חֲצוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever has neglected Torah study for idleness and nonsense should rectify this by waking up for *Tikkun Chatzot.*


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 81
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פא. מִי שֶׁשּׂוֹנֵא אֶת הַשֶּׁקֶר כְּמוֹ תּוֹעֵבָה, יִהְיֶה לוֹ חֵשֶׁק לִלְמד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever despises falsehood like he would despise an abomination will have a desire to study Torah.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 82
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פב. הַסֵּפֶר שֶׁאָדָם רָשָׁע לָמַד מִמֶּנּוּ, אַל תִּלְמַד מִמֶּנּוּ, כִּי הָאוֹתִיּוֹת הֵם יַרְשִׁיעוּ אוֹתְךָ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Don’t study from a book that a wicked person studied from, because the letters themselves will turn you to evil.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 83
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פג. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה שׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹרָה אוֹ מוּסָר מֵאֶחָד וְלא נִתְכַּבֵּד בְּלִבְּךָ, יָדוּעַ שֶׁהוּא אֱוִיל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When you hear a person teaching Torah or ethics and yet gain no respect for him, it is an indication that he is a fool.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 84
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פד. הַתּוֹרָה – שֶׁיֵּשׁ לְךָ הוֹצָאוֹת עָלֶיהָ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה לא יִהְיֶה שָׁכוּחַ מִמְּךָ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When you pay a price for a Torah insight, you won’t forget it.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 85
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פה. מִי שֶׁרוֹדֵף אַחַר תַּאֲווֹת לִבּוֹ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה תִּמְצָא אוֹתוֹ בְּכָל פָּסוּק מִפְּסוּקֵי הַתּוֹרָה לִגְנַאי.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person chases after his heart’s desires, each and every Torah verse can be interpreted as alluding to his shame.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 86
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פו. מִי שֶׁפּוֹרֵשׁ אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִן הַתּוֹרָה, נִתְחַבֵּר לַשָּׂטָן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever separates himself from the path of Torah attaches himself to Satan.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 87
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פז. שְׁנֵי תַּלְמִידֵי־חֲכָמִים הַמְּכַבְּדִין זֶה לָזֶה בַּהֲלָכָה לִשְׁמָהּ וּבַעֲנָוָה, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מַצְלִיחַ לָהֶם, וְעוֹלִים לִגְדֻלָּה וְזוֹכִין לְתוֹרָה, שֶׁנִּתְּנָה בְּיָמִין וְזוֹכִין לִדְבָרִים, שֶׁנִּתָּנִין בִּימִינָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When two Torah scholars show mutual respect and humbly dispute Halakhah for its own sake, the Holy One sees to it that they are successful and gain prestige. They merit Torah, which was given with the “right hand,” and are rewarded with those things that emanate from the Torah’s “right side.”


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 88
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פח. תַּלְמִיד־חָכָם נוֹקֵם וְנוֹטֵר כְּנָחָשׁ, הִדָּבֵק בּוֹ, שֶׁסּוֹפְךָ לֵהָנוֹת מִתַּלְמוּדוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A Torah scholar is as vindictive as a snake. Attach yourself to him so that eventually you will derive benefit from his learning.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 89
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פט. אָסוּר לִלְמד מִן הַמַּמְשִׁיךְ לַעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה, וְהַלּוֹמֵד מִמֶּנּוּ חַיָּב מִיתָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is forbidden to learn from someone who draws people to idolatry. One who learns from him deserves death.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 90
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צ. תּוֹרָה בְּלא מִצְווֹת הוּא כְּמוֹ הֲדַס, שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ רֵיחַ וְאֵין בּוֹ טַעַם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Torah without *mitzvot* is like a myrtle branch, which has a good smell but no taste.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 91
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צא. בְּמִי אַתָּה מוֹצֵא סִדְרֵי תוֹרָה, בְּמִי שֶׁמַּשְׁכִּים וּמַעֲרִיב עֲלֵיהֶם בְּבֵית־הַמִּדְרָשׁ וּמַשְׁחִיר אֶת פָּנָיו עֲלֵיהֶם כָּעוֹרֵב וּמֵשִׂים עַצְמוֹ אַכְזָרִי עַל בָּנָיו כָּעוֹרֵב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
With whom will you find the various branches of Torah? With a person who arrives early to the study hall and stays late in order to study them, and who on their account resembles a raven, blackening his face [with deprivation] and bringing himself to be unpitying with his children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Torah Study, Part I 92
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צב. אֵין מִן הַכּל זוֹכֶה אָדָם לִלְמד, בִּשְׁבִיל זֶה הוֹלְכִים לְמֶרְחַקִּים לִלְמד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person cannot successfully learn from everyone. This is the reason people travel great distances in order to study.