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Set Others on the Path of Truth - Middah Ma'amido al HaEmet
"Then I bowed and prostrated myself to Adonai and blessed Adonai, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on a true path to get the daughter of my master's brother for his son." (Genesis 24:48)
Setting Others on the Path of Peace - Middah Ma'amido al HaShalom
"Hillel says: Be among the disciples of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace, loving people and bringing them closer to the Torah." (Avot 1:12)
Sharp Discussion with Students - Middah Pipul HaTalmidim
"Rabbi Hama son of Rabbi Hanina said: What is implied by the verse 'Iron sharpens iron' (Proverbs 27:17) It tells you that just as one piece of iron sharpens another, so two scholars sharpen each other's mind by discussion of the Law." (Sefer Ha Aggadah - Legends of the Jews, 428:260)
Sharpening the Wisdom of One's Teacher - Middah Machkim et Rabo
"A wise person is a student who makes his/her teacher wiser." (Chaggigah 14a)
Slowness to Anger - Middah Erech Apayim
"Be not quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools!" (Ecclesiastes 7,9)
Studying in Order to Perform Mitzvot - Middah Lomed al Manat La'asot
"The first virtue of wisdom is silence; the second hearing; the third memory; and the fourth action." (Moshe ben Ezra, 11th century Spanish poet and philosopher)
Studying in Order to Teach - Middah Lomed al Manat Lelamed
Lomed al Manat Lelamed translates as "Studying in order to teach." Lomed and Lamed come from the same Hebrew root lamed-mem-dalet, which means both "to study" and "to teach."