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Maggid of Mezrich taught, "Listen, I cannot tell you
the ten cardinal rules governing the conduct of a person wishing
to serve his/her Creator. However, there are three things
you can learn from a child and seven you can learn from a
thief. From an infant learn how to laugh, how to cry and how
to keep constantly busy. From the thief? First of all, whatever
he does he does secretly. Two: that whatever he does not obtain
today, he will try and obtain tomorrow. Three: he is loyal
to his accomplices. Four: he is ready to sacrifice himself
for the object of his desire, even though it may have no value
to others. Five: once the desired object becomes his own,
he loses interest. Six: he is not afraid of hardship. Seven:
nothing on earth could make him change trades, in other words,
he does not want to be anyone but himself."
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