Abraham Isaac Kook Quotes

I don't speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don't have the power to remain silent.

The Second Temple was destroyed because of causeless hatred. Perhaps the Third will be rebuilt because of causeless love.

When the spirit shines, even foggy skies make pleasant light.

The higher the truth, the simpler it is.

When one looks truly at the good side of everyone, others come to love him very naturally, and he does not need even a speck of flattery.

We are great and our faults are great and therefore our problems great and great are our consolations.

Contemplate the wonders of creation, the Divine dimension of their being, not as a dim configuration that is presented to you from a distance, but as the reality in which you live.

We forgot we have Holy Body not less than our Holy Spirit.

Our generation is wonderful generation, full of wonder. It's very hard to find an example of it in all our history. Composed of contradictions — light and darkness mixed.

The thought of a happiness that comes from outside the person, brings him sadness. But the recognition in the value of one's will and the freedom granted by its uplifting, brings great joy.

A tiny remnant of a big thing is better than a whole little thing.

The good will is all — and all the talents are ways to fulfill it.

Many times one is forced to descend to deep, dark regions, in order to find there the greatest, noblest and freest light.