The righteous one

What does all this mean? That one is not born a Tzaddik [righteous one]; one must strive to become one. And having become a Tzaddik, one must strive to remain one.—Elie Wiesel, Messengers of God, 167–68

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Add in the power of the Holy Spirit, and I'll endorse that view 100 percent!
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