Yisroel Salanter Professions : Rabbi Born : November 3, 1810 Died : February 2, 1883 Browse All Authors Top 10 quotes by Yisroel Salanter Most men worry about their own bellies and other people's souls, when we all ought to be worried about our own souls and other people's bellies. Yisroel Salanter helping-others men people Spirituality is like a bird: If you hold it too closely, it chokes, And if you hold it too loosely, it escapes. Yisroel Salanter gardening spiritual bird To be a successful businessman, you must have remarkable talents; and if you have such talents, why waste them on business? Yisroel Salanter waste talent successful True salvation can come only to a person who renders service to the community. Yisroel Salanter philanthropy salvation community There is no greater disease than the loss of hope. Yisroel Salanter greater disease loss Writing is one of the easiest things: erasing is one of the hardest. Yisroel Salanter hardest writing There is no greater mercy than to remind and inspire people to study the fear of God. Yisroel Salanter study inspire people Man is free in his imagination, but bound by his reason. Yisroel Salanter imagination reason men Promote yourself, but do not demote another. Yisroel Salanter effectiveness There is no greater illness than discouragement! Yisroel Salanter discouragement illness anticipation Similar Authors Alexander Schindler rabbi Berel Wein rabbi Benjamin Blech rabbi Israel Meir Kagan rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise rabbi Irving Greenberg rabbi All Authors
