For myself, I am very small indeed in my own eyes. Shmuel Yosef Agnon eyesmall Change image and share on social
If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after. Shmuel Yosef Agnon beverageblessdrink Change image and share on social
As a result of the historic catastrophe in which Titus of Rome destroyed Jerusalem and Israel was exiled from its land, I was born in one of the cities of the Exile. Shmuel Yosef Agnon bearcatastrophecity Change image and share on social
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. Shmuel Yosef Agnon badbookbreak share on social
After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem. Shmuel Yosef Agnon burngivegod Change image and share on social
Through these offices it was my privilege to get to know almost every Jewish person, and those whom I did not come to know through these offices I came to know through love and a desire to know my brethren, the members of my people. Shmuel Yosef Agnon brotherdesirejewish share on social
Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk. Shmuel Yosef Agnon cowdrinkdrop Change image and share on social
The beginnings of my studies also came to me from my father, as well as from the Rabbinical Judge of our town. But they were preceded by three tutors under whom I studied, one after the other, from the time I was three and a half till I turned eight and a half. Shmuel Yosef Agnon beginningfatherhalf share on social
Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing. Shmuel Yosef Agnon blessenjoymemory Change image and share on social
I have also written a book about the Giving of the Torah, and a book on the Days of Awe, and a book on the books of Israel that have been written since the day the Torah was given to Israel. Shmuel Yosef Agnon awebookday Change image and share on social
