Bitachon Weekly

A Truly Intelligent Person Doesn’t Complicate His Life with Suspicions

Devorim
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English

STORY
A friend of mine was being friendly to a newcomer who had just come to Lakewood, and mentioned how he enjoyed seeing him. The newcomer said skeptically: “How do I know that you really mean what you’re saying?” This person was a very intelligent person, and he wanted to show that he couldn’t be fooled easily with “cheap flattery”.

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