to seek greatness for himself

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to seek greatness for himself

to seek greatness for himself

Sought honor for himself; desired a position of authority or control.

("Moses said before the Holy One, blessed be He: ‘Master of the universe, how can a three-legged chair stand before You in Your anger, let alone a one-legged chair! Moreover, I feel the shame of my ancestors. Now they will say: See the leader who set them up, he sought greatness for himself and did not seek mercy for them’"—Berakhot 32a), and: "The humble and modest painter who did his work faithfully and never sought greatness for himself"—Agnon, Temol Shilshom, 192)

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Expression (Hebrew)

בִּיקֵּשׁ גְּדוּלָּה לְעַצְמוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

חִפֵּשׂ כָּבוֹד לְעַצְמוֹ. רָצָה מַעֲמָד שֶׁל סַמְכוּת אוֹ שִׁלְטוֹן.

("אָמַר מֹשֶׁה לִפְנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא: רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, וּמַה כִּסֵּא שֶׁל שָׁלֹשׁ רַגְלָיִם אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לַעֲמוֹד לְפָנֶיךָ בִּשְׁעַת כַּעֲסֶךָ, כִּסֵּא שֶׁל רֶגֶל אַחַת עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה! וְלֹא עוֹד אֶלָּא שֶׁיֵּשׁ בִּי בֹּשֶׁת פָּנִים מֵאֲבוֹתַי. עַכְשָׁיו יֹאמְרוּ: רְאוּ פַּרְנַס שֶׁהֶעֱמִיד עֲלֵיהֶם, בִּקֵּשׁ גְּדוּלָּה לְעַצְמוֹ וְלֹא בִיקֵּשׁ עֲלֵיהֶם רַחֲמִים"- בְּרָכוֹת ל"ב ע"א, וְכֵן: "הַצַּיָּר הָעֲנָוָתָן וְהַצָּנוּעַ שֶׁעָשָׂה אֶת מְלַאכְתּוֹ בֶּאֱמוּנָה וְלֹא בִיקֵּשׁ מֵעוֹלָם גְּדוּלָּה לְעַצְמוֹ"- עַגְנוֹן/ תְּמוּל שְׁלשׁוֹם, 192)

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