Parshas Shemini tells us of two signs(simanim) of Kosher animal. One is what it does with its mouth - whether it chews its cud or not. This siman goes deep, from the mouth to the inner self, up and down, over and over again. The other one is in its hoofs, meaning its hands and feet.
There are people who say the right things but what they do and where they go makes them not kosher. There are people who do a lot of good and stay in the right places but whose mouth is not under their control. Can't blame them - they did not learn mussar and were never taught how, but neither of these two types is a kosher person.
Kosher means both!
See, how much one can learn from animals.
See also here
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