Through a historical catastrophe - the destruction of Jerusalem by the emperor of Rome - I was born in one of the cities in the diaspora. But I always deemed myself a child of Jerusalem, one who is in reality a native of Jerusalem. Shmuel Yosef Agnon More Quotes by Shmuel Yosef Agnon More Quotes From 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 drunk names men I was five years old when I wrote my first song. It was out of longing for my father that I wrote it. Shmuel Yosef Agnon song father years As a result of the historic catastrophe in which Titus of Rome destroyed Jerusalem and Israel was exiled from its land, I was born in one of the cities of the Exile. Shmuel Yosef Agnon rome israel land I belong to the tribe of Levi. Shmuel Yosef Agnon tribes I have also written a book about the Giving of the Torah, and a book on the Days of Awe, and a book on the books of Israel that have been written since the day the Torah was given to Israel. Shmuel Yosef Agnon israel fear book If I am proud of anything, it is that I have been granted the privilege of living in the land which God promised our forefathers to give us, as it is written. Shmuel Yosef Agnon proud land giving At the age of nineteen and a half, I went to the Land of Israel to till its soil and live by the labour of my hands. As I did not find work, I sought my livelihood elsewhere. Shmuel Yosef Agnon israel land hands When I first began to combine letters other than Hebrew, I read every book in German that came my way, and from these I certainly received according to the nature of my soul. Shmuel Yosef Agnon soul letters book Through these offices it was my privilege to get to know almost every Jewish person, and those whom I did not come to know through these offices I came to know through love and a desire to know my brethren, the members of my people. Shmuel Yosef Agnon person know love people
