The Holy Komarna zt"l - "One with a Higher Neshamah Faces More Enemies

Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Yehuda Yechiel Safrin, the holy Rebbe of Komarna zt"l, said in his book Notzer Chesed on Pirkei Avot:

"Let him not weaken his mind because the wicked stand against him and cause him distress, for the higher and more exalted his neshamah (soul) that burns with a fiery flame - the more enemies and accusers rise against him. Especially one who is from the root of Moshe Rabbeinu and David, King of Israel. And when you see a person who has no disputes or objections against him - know that he is from the Erev Rav! And most of the tzaddikim suffer through the mockery of the wicked." Thus far his words