Our days on earth are like a shadow, and the time of our affliction is the length of our days.
Shmuel Yosef AgnonNot every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk.
Shmuel Yosef AgnonAfter all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.
Shmuel Yosef AgnonOur sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing. If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after. If we breathe the scent of goodly grass, the fragrance of spices, the aroma of good fruits, we pronounce a blessing over the pleasure. The same applies to pleasures of the sight. And the same applies to pleasures of the ear.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon