## Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 1
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א. מִי שֶׁרוֹצֶה לְדַבֵּק אֶת עַצְמוֹ בְּהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, עַד שֶׁיֵּלֵךְ בְּמַחֲשַׁבְתּוֹ מֵהֵיכָל אֶל הֵיכָל וְיִרְאֶה אֶת הַהֵיכָלוֹת בְּעֵינֵי הַשֵּׂכֶל, יִשְׁמר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִלּוֹמַר שֶׁקֶר אֲפִלּוּ בְּטָעוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who wants to attach himself to the Holy One—so that his thoughts travel from one chamber to the next, seeing these chambers with his mind’s eye—should avoid speaking falsely, even accidentally.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 2
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ב. מֻתָּר לְשַׁנּוֹת בִּדְבַר הַשָּׁלוֹם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One is permitted to distort the truth in order to preserve peace.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 3
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ג. כַּת שַׁקָּרִים אֵינָם מְקַבְּלִים פְּנֵי הַשְּׁכִינָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Those who tell lies are not worthy of receiving the Divine Presence.


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ד. שָׁרֵי לְהוּ לְצַדִּיקַיָּא לִסְגוּאֵי בְּרַמָּאוּתָא עִם רַמָּאֵי.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A Tzaddik is permitted to act deceitfully with one who deceives others.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 5
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ה. כָּל הַמּוֹסִיף גּוֹרֵעַ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
All those who add, detract.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 6
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ו. עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁקֶר בָּאִים הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה־זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Telling lies brings one to thoughts of idolatry.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 7
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ז. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמֶת לא יָמוּת קדֶם זְמַנּוֹ הַקָּצוּב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By being truthful, a person will not die before his time.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 8
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ח. מֵרוּחַ פִּיו שֶׁל הַשַּׁקְּרָן נַעֲשָׂה הַיֵּצֶר הָרָע, וּכְשֶׁיָּבוֹא מָשִׁיחַ אָז לא יִהְיֶה שֶּׁקֶר, וּבִשְׁבִיל זֶה לא יִהְיֶה יֵצֶר הָרָע בָּעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The breath from a liar’s mouth gives rise to the evil inclination. When Mashiach comes, falsehood will cease to exist and so there will be no evil inclination in the world.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 9
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ט. מִי שֶׁהוּא אִישׁ אֱמֶת, אֲזַי הוּא מַכִּיר בְּאַחֵר, אִם אַחֵר דּוֹבֵר שֶׁקֶר אִם לָאו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person of truth can recognize in another if he is speaking falsely or not.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 10
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י. הַסִּימָן שֶׁל הַשֶּׁקֶר – כְּשֶׁלּא יַסְכִּימוּ עָלָיו רַבִּים, וְהוּא מִשְּׁלשָׁה שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא שֹוֹנְאָן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A sign that something is false is that it is opposed by the majority. The liar is one of the three types of people whom God despises.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 11
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יא. עָשִׁיר מְכַחֵשׁ – אֵין הַדַּעַת סוֹבְלוֹ וְהוּא נִבְזֶה בְּעֵינֵי עַצְמוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Reason cannot tolerate a rich person’s deceit. Even he finds himself despicable.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 12
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יב. תִּקּוּן לַפֶּה – שֶׁיִּתֵּן צְדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Giving charity rectifies one’s speech.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 13
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יג. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמֶת הָעוֹלָם נִשְׁמָר מִכָּל הֶזֵּקוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Truth protects the world from all manner of harm.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 14
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יד. עַל־יְדֵי חֲנֻפָּה בָּא לְשֶׁקֶר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Flattery leads to lying.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 15
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טו. מִי שֶׁנּוֹתֵן צְדָקָה שְׂכָרוֹ שֶׁיִּזְכֶּה לֶאֱמֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who gives charity merits attaining the truth.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 16
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טז. הַשַּׁקְרָן שֹוֹנֵא עֲנִיווּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The liar despises humility.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 17
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יז. אָדָם נִכָּר עַל־יְדֵי מְשָׁרְתָיו, אִם הוּא אוֹהֵב שֶׁקֶר כִּי זֶה בָּזֶה תָּלוּי. לִפְעָמִים מְשָׁרְתָיו נוֹפְלִים לַעֲבֵרוֹת עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁהוּא שַׁקְרָן, וְלִפְעָמִים הוּא נוֹפֵל לְשֶׁקֶר עַל־יְדֵי מְשָׁרְתָיו, שֶׁאֵינָם הֲגוּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One can tell from a person’s servants whether he is fond of falsehood. This is because the one is dependent upon the other. There are times when a person’s servants fall into sin because he is a liar, and other times when he stumbles into falsehood because his servants behave improperly.


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יח. כְּשֶׁאֵין אֱמֶת אֵין חֶסֶד. גַּם אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לַעֲשֹוֹת [חֶסֶד] עִם בְנֵי־אָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who lacks truth lacks kindness. Such a person cannot deal {kindly} with people.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 19
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יט. הַשֶּׁקֶר מְעַכֵּב אֶת הַיְשׁוּעָה, כִּי הַשֶּׁקֶר מְגַלֶּה עֲווֹנוֹתָיו, כְּדֵי שֶׁלּא יוֹשִׁיעוּ לוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Falsehood delays redemption, for it brings a person’s sins out into the open, thus preventing him from being saved.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 20
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כ. הָאֱמֶת הִוא פּוֹדָה מִכָּל הַצָּרוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Truth redeems from all suffering.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 21
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כא. טוֹב לָאָדָם שֶׁיָּמוּת, מִשֶּׁיִּחְיֶה וְיִהְיֶה שַׁקְרָן בְּעֵינֵי בְנֵי־אָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person should rather die, than live and be considered a liar by others.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 22
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כב. כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ אֱמֶת יֵשׁ שָׁלוֹם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Where there is truth, there is peace.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 23
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כג. מִי שֶׁרָחוֹק מֵאֱמֶת, רָחוֹק מִצְּדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who is far from the truth is far from charity.


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כד. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמֶת נִשְׁמָר אוֹת בְּרִית.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Truth protects the sign of the *brit.*


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 25
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כה. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמֶת יִזְכֶּה לְשֵׁם עוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By telling the truth, a person earns everlasting esteem.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 26
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כו. אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה שֶׁרְגִילִין לוֹמַר שֶׁקֶר, הַבָּנִים שֶׁלָּהֶם יִהְיוּ מִתְנַגְּדִים גַּם יִהְיוּ פּוֹגְמִים בַּבְּרִית.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a husband and wife accustom themselves to lying, their children will be rebellious and sexually immoral.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 27
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כז. הַשֶּׁקֶר בָּא עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁמְּקַבֵּל עַל עַצְמוֹ פַּחַד מִבְנֵי־אָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person will speak falsely when he is afraid of other people.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 28
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כח. עַל־יְדֵי הַשֶּׁקֶר שׁוֹכְחִין אֶת הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Falsehood causes a person to forget God.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 29
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כט. מִי שֶׁאֵין לּוֹ בִּטָּחוֹן, הוּא דּוֹבֵר שְׁקָרִים, וְעַל־יְדֵי שְׁקָרִים אֵין יָכוֹל לִבְטחַ בָּאֱמֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who does not trust in God speaks falsely, and by telling lies becomes incapable of trusting the truth.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 30
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ל. לְפִי הַרִחוּק מֵאֱמֶת כֵּן מַחֲזִיק אֶת הַסּוּר־מֵרָע לְשׁוֹטֶה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The further a person is from truth, the more he considers one who turns away from evil to be a fool.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 31
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לא. מִי שֶׁרוֹצֶה לָסוּר מֵרָע, וְרוֹאֶה שֶׁאֵין אֱמֶת בָּעוֹלָם, עוֹשֶׂה עַצְמוֹ כְּשׁוֹטֶה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Seeing that there is no truth in the world, a person who wants to turn away from evil must play the fool.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 32
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לב. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ אוֹמֵר שֶׁקֶר, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מוֹשִׁיעַ לוֹ בְּעֵת צָרָתוֹ גַּם בָּנִים יִהְיוּ לוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person does not speak falsely, God saves him in a time of misfortune. He will also be blessed with children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 33
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לג. עַל־יְדֵי דִּבּוּר שָׁוְא בָּא מַכּוֹת בָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Idle talk brings harm to one’s children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 34
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לד. מִי שֶׁמְּקֻשָּׁר לַשָּׁוְא, בָּא לְשִׁכְחָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person steeped in idleness becomes forgetful.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 35
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לה. עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁקֶר בָּא לְנִאוּף, וּמַחֲזִיק יְדֵי מְרֵעִים, שֶׁלּא יַחְזְרוּ בִּתְשׁוּבָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Falsehood leads to immorality and strengthens the hand of evildoers so that they do not return to God in repentance.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 36
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לו. עַל־יְדֵי שְׁקָרִים אֵין לוֹ רְפוּאָה אֲפִלּוּ בְּהַרְבֵּה רְפוּאוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who lies has no cure even with numerous medicines.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 37
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לז. מִי שֶׁדּוֹבֵר כְּזָבִים נוֹפֵל בַּחֶרֶב. גַּם נַעֲשֶׂה שׁוֹטֶה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who tells lies is cut down. He also becomes a fool.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 38
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לח. עַל־יְדֵי יִרְאָה בָּא לֶאֱמֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Fear of God brings a person to truth.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 39
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לט. מִי שֶׁשּׁוֹמֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִשֶּׁקֶר, הוּא מְנַצֵּחַ תָּמִיד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who guards himself from falsehood is always victorious.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 40
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מ. מֻתָּר לְשַׁנּוֹת, כְּדֵי לְהַצִּיל אֶת עַצְמוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is permissible to alter the truth in order to save oneself from harm.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 41
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מא. מִי שֶׁאוֹהֵב כְּזָבִים, הוּא מְבַזֶּה אֶת הַצַּדִּיק גַּם הוּא בְּעַצְמוֹ נִתְבַּזֶּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who is fond of falsehood will disgrace the Tzaddik, and will himself be shamed.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 42
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מב. מִי שֶׁדּוֹבֵר כְּזָבִים, הוּא אוֹבֵד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who speaks falsely perishes.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 43
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מג. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמֶת נִצּוֹל מִלָּשׁוֹן־הָרָע גַּם תְּפִלָּתוֹ נִתְקַבֵּל. גַּם כְּשֶׁדָּנִים אוֹתוֹ לְמַעְלָה, דָּנִים אוֹתוֹ לְפִי זְכֻיּוֹת שֶׁלּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Truth saves a person from slander. By telling the truth his prayers are accepted, and when judged on high, he will be judged according to his merits.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 44
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מד. עַל־יְדֵי חֲלוֹמוֹת יֵדַע אָדָם אִם לִבּוֹ אֱמֶת עִם אֱלקָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person can tell from his dreams whether his heart is true with his God.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 45
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מה. מִי שֶׁמְּקַיֵּם דִּבּוּרוֹ, יָכוֹל לַעֲשֹוֹת פְּעֻלּוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who keeps his word can accomplish great things.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 46
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מו. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ גַּאֲוָה נִצּוֹל מִשָּׁקֶר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who has no haughtiness is saved from lies.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 47
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מז. מִי שֶׁשּׁוֹמֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִשְּׂחוֹק שֶׁל הִתּוּל, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁהוּא אִישׁ אֱמֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever guards against frivolity is clearly a person of truth.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 48
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מח. מִי שֶׁהָיָה שַׁקְרָן מִגִּלְגּוּל הֶעָבָר, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה כְּשֶׁנִּתְגַּלְגֵּל, נַעֲשָׂה אִטֵּר־יָד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When someone who was a liar in a previous lifetime is reincarnated, he comes back left-handed.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 49
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מט. מִי שֶׁשּׁוֹמֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ וְדוֹבֵר תָּמִיד אֱמֶת, כְּאִלּוּ עָשָׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ וְאֶת הַיָּם וְאֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person is careful and always speaks truthfully, it is like he created heaven and earth, the seas and all that they contain.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 50
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נ. הַשֶּׁקֶר אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא בְּפִיו, אֲבָל לא בִּכְתָב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Falsehood applies only to the spoken word, not the written one.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Truth, Part I 51
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נא. דִּבְּרוּ תּוֹרָה וּנְבִיאִים וַחֲכָמִים בִּלְשׁוֹן הֲבַאי.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Torah, the Prophets and the Sages made use of hyperbole [in their teachings].