Greater is he who acts out of love than he who acts out of fear

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Greater is he who acts out of love than he who acts out of fear

Greater is he who acts out of love than he who acts out of fear

A person who performs their duty out of love is greater than one who acts solely from fear of punishment. Action motivated by love is more significant than actions done under compulsion.

("Greater is he who acts out of love than he who acts out of fear, for this depends on a thousand generations, and that depends on thousands of generations. Here it is written (Exodus 20) 'for those who love Me and keep My commandments for a thousand generations,' and there it is written (Deuteronomy 7) 'and those who keep His commandments for a thousand generations.' There too it is written: 'to those who love Him and keep His commandments for a thousand generations!'" - Sotah 50a)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גָּדוֹל הָעוֹשֶׂה מֵאַהֲבָה יוֹתֵר מִן הָעוֹשֶׂה מִיִּרְאָה

Definition (Hebrew)

אָדָם הַמְּבַצֵּעַ אֶת הַמֻּטָּל עָלָיו מִתּוֹךְ אַהֲבָה גָּדוֹל מִמִּי שֶׁמְּבַצֵּעַ רַק בִּגְלַל שֶׁהוּא חוֹשֵׁשׁ מֵעֹנֶשׁ.עֲשִׂיָּה מִתּוֹךְ אַהֲבָה חֲשׁוּבָה יוֹתֵר מַעֲשֶׂיהָ בִּכְפִיָּה.

("גָּדוֹל הָעוֹשֶׂה מֵאַהֲבָה יוֹתֵר מִן הָעוֹשֶׂה מִיִּרְאָה, שֶׁזֶּה תָּלוּי לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר, וְזֶה תָּלוּי לַאֲלָפִים דּוֹר, הָכָא כְּתִיב (שְׁמוֹת כ) לַאֲלָפִים לְאֹהֲבַי וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי מִצְוֹתָי, וְהַתָּם כְּתִיב דְּבָרִים ז) וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי מִצְוֹתָיו לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר. הַתָּם נָמֵי כְּתִיב: לְאֹהֲבָיו וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי מִצְוֹתָיו לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר!"-סוֹטָה לֹא ע"א)

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