to the young let me say: I am not sage, rebbe, roshi, guru,… - Leonard Cohen

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to the young let me say:
I am not sage, rebbe, roshi, guru,
I am Bad Example.
to experienced persons
who have criticized my life work
as cheap, superficial, pretentious, insignificant:
you do not know
how Right you are.

Leonard Cohen

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Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ (21 September 1934 - 7 November 2016) was a Canadian poet, songwriter, singer, and novelist noted for the bold exploration of religion, politics, sexuality, personal relationships and personal isolation in his works.

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Birth Name: Leonard Norman Cohen

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He hated the men floating in sleep in the big stone houses. Because their lives were ordered and their rooms tidy. Because they got up every morning and did their public work. Because they weren't going to dynamite their factories and have naked parties in the fire.

Blessed is your name. Blessed is the confession of your name.

So I must say it quickly:
Whoever is in your life,
those who harm you,
those who help you;
those whom you know
and those whom you do not know –
let them off the hook,
help them off the hook.
Recognize the hook.

to the young let me say: I am not sage, rebbe, roshi, guru, I am Bad Example. to experienced persons who have criticized my life work as cheap, super… - Leonard Cohen

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