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A life is measured by how it is lived for the sake of heaven.

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Nothing said to us, nothing we can learn from others, reaches us so deep as that which we find in ourselves.
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Chaim Potok

Chaim Potok

Born: February 17, 1929
Died: July 23, 2002 (aged 73)
Bio: Chaim Potok was an American Jewish author and rabbi. Potok is most famous for his first book The Chosen, which was listed on The New York Times' best seller list for 39 weeks and sold more than 3,400,000 copies.
Known for:
  1. The Chosen (1967)
  2. My Name Is Asher Lev (1972)
  3. The Gift of Asher Lev (1990)
  4. The Promise (1969)
  5. Davita's Harp (1985)
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If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage.

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I have a heart with room for every joy.

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Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive.

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A great change in life is like a cold bath in winter — we all hesitate at the first plunge.

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