# Siman 290

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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/chayey-moharan/1/The Greatness and Awesomeness of His Attainments


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אָמַראֲנִי יָכוֹל לְקַבֵּל מָמוֹן הַרְבֵּה בְּלִי שִׁעוּר, וְלֹא יִהְיֶה אֶצְלִי שׁוּם שִׁנּוּי. כִּי דֶּרֶךְ הָאָדָם כְּשֶׁיַּגִּיעַ לְיָדוֹ מָמוֹן,

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(50.) I heard from his holy mouth that he said: "I can now say: 'All the sages of Israel are as nothing before me as the peel of garlic'" [Brachos 58]. "Only I do not have the 'except' [chuts]" — and half a statement I do not want to say. Explanation: Ben Azzai said: "All the sages of Israel are as nothing before me as the peel of garlic — except for that bald one." And he o.b.m. said he has the power to say this — that they are as mentioned before him. Only he does not have the 'except' — meaning there is no one to say 'except for this one.' And understand. And it also appears from his intention that he has something in this — only he cannot complete the aforementioned saying entirely.