A few quotes from the Rabbi on 'Traditions of the Fathers'
in which he instructs people seeking to be righteous to be rigorous concerning modestly in their own homes, but to act as do others when among people
"I will live without blame within my house", meaning: If a person adopts righteousness, this should be between that person and themselves in their own home. Which is not the case before other peoples' eyes…
As a result, there is splendor in acting righteously and in modest fashion, on the one hand, while on the other, one gains the credit of "splendor from people", meaning: When among people like oneself, one acts as they do.
Nachalat Ezra Vol. 3, p. 36, HaKtav Institute Press, Jerusalem 1988
