The fate of the singers who, like my songs, went up in flame was also the fate of the books which I later wrote. All of them went up in flame to Heaven in a fire which broke out one night at my home in Bad Homburg as I lay ill in a hospital.
But perhaps the truth newly discovered is itself only temporary and when new discoveries are made these truths too will be abandoned. But one truth r… - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
But perhaps the truth newly discovered is itself only temporary and when new discoveries are made these truths too will be abandoned. But one truth r…
- Shmuel Yosef Agnon
A home from which you can be ejected at any time is no true home. - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
A home from which you can be ejected at any time is no true home.
On everything you need to hear other people's opinions. It's the only way to do things. You ask a friend's advice and then between the two of you thi… - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
On everything you need to hear other people's opinions. It's the only way to do things. You ask a friend's advice and then between the two of you thi…
Through a historical catastrophe - the destruction of Jerusalem by the emperor of Rome - I was born in one of the cities in the diaspora. But I alway… - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Through a historical catastrophe - the destruction of Jerusalem by the emperor of Rome - I was born in one of the cities in the diaspora. But I alway…
Sometimes small things lead to great joys. - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Sometimes small things lead to great joys.
It is not enough for a man to dwell in the Land of Israel, he must also pray to be free. - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
It is not enough for a man to dwell in the Land of Israel, he must also pray to be free.
If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after. - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after.
Who were my mentors in poetry and literature? This is a matter of opinion. Some see in my books the influences of authors whose names, in my ignoranc… - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Who were my mentors in poetry and literature? This is a matter of opinion. Some see in my books the influences of authors whose names, in my ignoranc…
Our days on earth are like a shadow, and the time of our affliction is the length of our days. - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Our days on earth are like a shadow, and the time of our affliction is the length of our days.
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