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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
But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.
— Shmuel Yosef Agnon
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
Simplicity is the whole secret of well-being.
— Peter Matthiessen
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
