Quotes by Kotzker Rebbe

When it comes to Teshuva, nothing is more complete than a broken heart

Topics: heart, repentance, teshuva

Poverty and hunger are nothing to fear, for they come from G‑d.

In Torah scholarship, there are geniuses. But there are no geniuses in Chassidism. To become a chassid, one must toil.

There are rebbes who are so great that they can revive the dead.

There are not enough sacks in the world to contain the wily arguments of the evil inclination.

I want people to refrain from wrongdoing, not because they fear sin, but because they don’t have the time.

There is nothing more complete than a broken heart, and there is nothing more upright than a crooked ladder.

“I will”—this is bad

“I want to”—this is neither here nor there.

“I am”—this is good.