If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are y… - Menachem Mendel of Kotzk

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If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because I am I, then I am not I and you are not you!

Menachem Mendel of Kotzk

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Rabbi Menachem Mendel Morgensztern of Kotzk, (1787 - 27 January 1859) more commonly referred to as the Kotzker Rebbe, was a Hasidic leader, well known for his incisive and down-to-earth philosophies, and sharp-witted sayings.

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Alternative Names: Menahem Mendel of Kotsk • Menachem Mendel Morgenstern

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Everything must be done Lesheim Shamayim (for the sake of Heaven), even [actions done] Lesheim Shamayim.

All that is thought should not be said, all that is said should not be written, all that is written should not be published, and all that is published should not be read.

Do not be satisfied with the speech of your lips and the thought in your heart, all the promises and good sayings in your mouth, and all the good thoughts in your heart; rather you must arise and do!

If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because… - Menachem Mendel of Kotzk

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