“Tears won't saturate the dead and weeping will not raise him from his grave, if he has one. We should do for the living what we are unable to do for the dead.” DeathLivingMourning Book:In Mr. Lublin's Store Source: In Mr. Lublin's Store
“As night falls the city extricates itself from the work of the day and the stars prepare to come out. These were not the stars I was used to in the skies of my town and in the Land of Israel, but they are stars nevertheless. I'm grateful to them because even in a strange land they console me.” StarsConsolationNighttimeLeipzig Book:In Mr. Lublin's Store Source: In Mr. Lublin's Store
“This is in line with what the Yalkut notes: when King David finished composing the Book of Psalms, he boasted to the Holy One, blessed be He, "Master of the Universe! Is there anything in the world that lifts up its voice in song like me?"—upon which a frog appeared before him and said, "Do not be so proud of yourself. I sing more than you do.” FrogsPsalmsDavid Book:A City in Its Fullness Source: A City in Its Fullness
“Zealots in the Land of Israel shriek that we ought to do unto Germany as it has done to us-- that, just as Germany has issued a ban on Jewish books, so should we ban all German books, without recognizing or realizing that whoever deprives himself of intellectual discourse jeopardizes his own soul.” BooksJewish History Book:Shira Source: Shira
“All my life I have generally avoided my neighbors. If I happen to encounter one of them I immediately move somewhere else.” IdiosyncrasyNeighborship Book:In Mr. Lublin's Store Source: In Mr. Lublin's Store