Quotes by Kotzker Rebbe

Serving yourself is a form of idolatry.

If you say something you don’t truly believe, even if you emit a sigh that does not come from the depth of your heart, any motion that is not entirely true—you are guilty of perjury.

If you need to hide something—something is wrong.

If a person maintains his faith when he is in trouble and sees no solution, is his faith true?

I never regretted telling the truth.

I never feared getting sick, but I dreaded the coddling that follows.

The loftier the soul, the greater the challenges and darkness surrounding it, like the most valuable pearl which is set in the largest encasement.

The body finds it easier to accept all kinds of suffering than to accept the yoke of Heaven.

G‑d made the human upright, unlike the animal who walks on all fours.

The heavens will always remain heavens. But the earth we can elevate and make heavenly.