26 Quotes by Abraham Isaac Kook

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

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

The purely righteous do not complain of the dark, but increase the light; they do not complain of evil, but increase justice; they do not complain of heresy, but increase faith; they do not complain of ignorance, but increase wisdom.

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.

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.

The desire to be good to all with no restrictions – not in the quantity of those to whom we are good nor in the quality of the good we perform – that is the inner nucleus of the essence of the soul of Israel.

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.