Either just before or just after his bar mitzvah the Rebbe Rashab told the following to a gathering of Chassidim:
- It is fitting for a Chassid to learn Chassidus every day.
- It is fitting for a Chassid to be completely involved in doing good for another.
- It is fitting for a Chassid to be very happy that he has a good feeling for another.
- It is fitting for a Chassid to realize his own lacking and the superiority of another.
- It is fitting for a Chassid to see one who is on a lower level of accomplishment as being his superior.
- It is fitting for a Chassid to learn a good attribute from everyone.