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

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Source : "Leaping Souls : Rabbi Menachem Mendel And The Spirit Of Kotzk". Book by Chaim Feinberg, 1993.

Menachem Mendel of Kotzk

#Men Quotes #Firsts Quotes #God Image Quotes

“The insane, on occasion, are not without their charms.”
“The first step toward liberation of any group is to use the power in hand... And the power in hand is the vote.”
“I want my own country, not against Canada but for Quebec.”
“We're all always acting. You need to be able to sit in silence and not beat up on yourself. It's hard to say to yourself, 'You are human. Welcome to the human race.'”
“You know, parenting is so personal. And we're all afraid that we didn't quite get it right. And it feels like the stakes are so high. By we - what if we made a mistake?”
“Because after the haze of not being kissed cleared I was forced to face the facts that: 1. Jack was a very bad guy. 2. Jack had threatened Fred. 3. Just thinking that he was going to kiss me made me tingly everywhere 4. In a way no other guy had 5. And that was without our mouths even touching 6. Which meant that 7. If they did 8. Wooohoo baby! 9. Except that it did not matter 10. At all 11. Because he was plotting against fred 12. And I was complicit in whatever he planned if I didn't tell Mr. Curtis 13. And I was trapped in a boat with a woman singing showtunes.”
“If it were proven that there is no God there would be no religion. ...But also if it were proven that there is a God, there would be no religion.”
“For the self-development of men and women it is absolutely necessary that they should be alone with themselves at least one hour each day-to get the blessings of solitude.”

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