Chased after greatness (חִיזֵּר אַחַר הַגְּדוֹלָה)
Chased after greatness (חִיזֵּר אַחַר הַגְּדוֹלָה)

Chased after greatness

Sought a high social standing or honor; wanted to attain leadership or authority.

("This teaches you that whoever humbles himself, the Holy One, Blessed be He, exalts him, and whoever exalts himself, the Holy One, Blessed be He, humbles him. Anyone who chases after greatness, greatness flees from him; and anyone who flees from greatness, greatness chases after him." — Eruvin 13b)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

חִיזֵּר אַחַר הַגְּדוֹלָה

Definition (Hebrew)

חִיפֵּשׂ מַעֲמָד חֶבְרָתִי גָּבוֹהַּ אוֹ כָּבוֹד.רָצָה לְהַשִּׂיג הַנְהָגָה אוֹ שִׁלְטוֹנִית.

("לְלַמֶּדְךָ, שֶׁכָּל הַמַּשְׁפִּיל עַצְמוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַגְבִּיהוֹ, וְכָל הַמַּגְבִּיהַּ עַצְמוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַשְׁפִּילוֹ. כָּל הַמְחַזֵּר עַל הַגְּדֻלָּה- גְּדוֹלָה בּוֹרַחַת מִמֶּנּוּ, וְכָל הַבּוֹרֵחַ מִן הַגְּדֻלָּה-גְּדֻלָּה מְחַזֶּרֶת אַחַר"-עֵרוּבִין יג ע"ב)

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