If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because I am I, then I am not I and you are not you!


As quoted in Tales of the Hasidim : The Later Masters (1948) by Martin Buber as translated by Olga Marx

Menachem Mendel of Kotzk Quotes

If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because ...

If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because ...

If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because ...

If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because ...