People are accustomed to look at the heavens and to wonder … - Menachem Mendel of Kotzk

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People are accustomed to look at the heavens and to wonder what happens there. It would be better if they would look within themselves, to see what happens there.

Menachem Mendel of Kotzk

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About Menachem Mendel of Kotzk

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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First, a man is created in his own image, and only afterwards in the image of God.

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!

All that is thought should not be said, all that is said should not be written, all that is written should not be published, and all that is published should not be read.

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