אם אתה מאמין שיכולים לקלקל תאמין שיכולים גם לתקן
“If you believe that you can damage, believe that you can also fix.”
The same capacity a person has to cause harm also holds the power to repair and heal it.
— Traditional Israel Wisdom, Israel
Source: Attributed to Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810), Likutei Moharan, Hasidic tradition
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