Circles Quote by Joseph Telushkin
““The Rebbe then elaborated: “All knowledge you’ll ever learn, every experience you’ll have in life, are the circles. They’re not the center. If you don’t have a solid center, you’ll have jagged circles, incomplete circles, many different circles. I sense that you need that center before you start building your circles.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Book of Jewish Values, 1992
Explains that knowledge and experience are circles around a central core; without a solid center, life’s circles are fragmented.
In simple terms: A strong core unifies experiences.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate a solid inner foundation.
Themes
self
knowledge
center
growth
Mood
thoughtful
motivational
Type
philosophical
self‑help
When to use this quote
- life planning
- education
- spiritual practice
Key Concepts
personal development
spiritual grounding
Questions to Reflect On
- What is your personal center?
- How do you build it?
A Different Perspective
Finding a center can be challenging in chaotic times.
![“[Wise men] have tried to understand our state of being, by grasping at its stars, or its arts, or its economics. But, if there is an underlying oneness of all things, it does not matter where we begin, whether with stars, or laws of supply and demand, or frogs, or Napoleon Bonaparte. One measures…” quote by Charles Fort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1e7/charles-fort-11887_art_wise-men-have-tried-to-understand-our-st_19788.jpg)
![“Tell them you came, and saw, and looked into my eyes and saw the shadow of the guard receding. Thoughts in time and out of season, the hitchinker stood by the side of the road and levelled his thumb in the calm calculus of reason. [...] Why does my mind circle around you? Why do planets wonder…” quote by Jim Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9ae/jim-morrison-1692_bird_tell-them-you-came-and-saw-and-looked-in_18280.jpg)
![“On the Rebbe’s willingness to offer opinions and advice on a large range of issues, including theology, business, family affairs, and even medical questions: “[First] I am not afraid to answer that I don’t know. If I know, then I have no right not to answer. When someone comes to you for help and…” quote by Joseph Telushkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3cc/joseph-telushkin-45550_business_on-the-rebbe-s-willingness-to-offer-opin_2000933.jpg)
