Before and after Quote by Shmuel Yosef Agnon

It is not enough for a man to dwell in the Land of Israel, he must also pray to be free.

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing. If we eat…

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Sometimes small things lead to great joys.

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Who were my mentors in poetry and literature? This is a matter of opinion. Some see in my books the influences of authors whose…

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

I am generally ashamed to walk out in new clothes. And why am I ashamed? Is it because I don't want to embarrass the…

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

If I am proud of anything, it is that I have been granted the privilege of living in the land which God promised our…

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Our days on earth are like a shadow, and the time of our affliction is the length of our days.

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

When I first began to combine letters other than Hebrew, I read every book in German that came my way, and from these I…

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

The fate of the singers who, like my songs, went up in flame was also the fate of the books which I later wrote.…

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk.

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

But perhaps the truth newly discovered is itself only temporary and when new discoveries are made these truths too will be abandoned. But one…

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon

But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.

— Shmuel Yosef Agnon