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Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Once on his feet, though, man does not stay where he is. — Frederic Gros

New truths become evident when new tools become available. — Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

Sometimes small things lead to great joys. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

I wanted as little formal linguistic theory as I could get by with. I wanted the basic linguistic training to do a translation of the New Testament. — Daniel Everett

A home from which you can be ejected at any time is no true home. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

It is not enough for a man to dwell in the Land of Israel, he must also pray to be free. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Cal: "Could you write a little bigger? I'm not sure China saw that."
Every Boy's Got One — Meg Cabot

Our days on earth are like a shadow, and the time of our affliction is the length of our days. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

If we breathe the scent of goodly grass, the fragrance of spices, the aroma of good fruits, we pronounce a blessing over the pleasure. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

I returned to Jerusalem, and it is by virtue of Jerusalem that I have written all that God has put into my heart and into my pen. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Neither divine grace nor natural knowledge ever diminishes freedom. — Rene Descartes

For myself, I am very small indeed in my own eyes. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

The One who knows the fullness of my sin loves me as my Father right now. — R.C. Sproul Jr.

But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

All I ever did was supply a demand that was pretty popular. — Al Capone

If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

How can you hold your ground when everyone around you is trying to bury you beneath it? — Shane Koyczan

People's talk and the stories they tell have been engraved on my heart, and some of them have flown into my pen. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

I think a lot of writers are unrealistic about having their books translated into film. — Robyn Davidson

The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves. — Lewis Tappan

Simplicity is the whole secret of well-being. — Peter Matthiessen

Emulation embalms the dead; envy, the vampire, blasts the living. — Henry Fuseli

We would never recognize light if we didn't experience darkness. What — JoAnna Moskal

I was five years old when I wrote my first song. It was out of longing for my father that I wrote it. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

I belong to the tribe of Levi. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poor-house. — Henry David Thoreau

Today is 11/11/11, a date so simple even Rick Perry can remember it. — Jimmy Fallon