Sefer HaMiddot, Grace, Part I/ספר המדות·חן·חלק ראשון

1Giving charity earns a person grace.

2Grace is also a reward for humility.

3To acquire grace, welcome guests into your home.

4One should also guard against forbidden foods, and keep his mouth from forbidden speech.

5A person who spends his money liberally in order to acquire a teacher from whom to learn will find grace.

6One who possesses forbearance will find grace.

7Rebuking another earns one grace.

8Olive oil is a segulah for acquiring grace.

9A segulah for grace is to write the following on a piece of parchment: כסף וזהב חסד ואמת אלוף (kesef v’zahav chesed v’emet aluph).

10Reverence for a Torah scholar earns one grace.

11Words spoken calmly are accepted by those for whom they are intended.

12Certain fish are a segulah for acquiring grace.

13Studying Torah while traveling brings grace.