The antithesis of Torah study, the greatest of all mitzvot, is loshon hara.

A person who scrupulously refrains from hurting other through words will surely not to so through action.

If one feels that he cannot fulfill all the fine points of a given mitzvah, nevertheless, he should strive to fulfill it to the best of his ability.

(In the recording, we are January 9, 2026 (not 2025))

You stumbled this morning and spoke the forbidden? Then strengthen yourself once more, and succeed in the afternoon.

The longer one persists in guarding his tongue, the easier it becomes.

For each moment that a person refrains from speaking the forbidden, he merits a hidden light that no angel can fathom.

The quality of shmiras haloshon (guarding the tongue) is within everyone’s reach.

If a person is not knowledgeable of the laws of a given prohibition, then no amount of mussar will help him.

It is Satan’s desire that we speak loshon hora so that our prayers will be rejected Above.

It is the power of speech which defines man’s essence and distinguishes him from other creatures.