“When a man makes a reverent face before a face that is no face — that is idol worship!”
Menachem Mendel of Kotzk (1787–1859) Polish rabbi
As quoted in Tales of the Hasidim : The Later Masters (1948) by Martin Buber as translated by Olga Marx
“Foolish love makes beasts of men:
It once caused Solomon to worship idols,
And Samson to lose his eyes.
That man is lucky who has nothing.”
— Francois Villon, book Le Testament
Folles amours font le gens bestes:
Salmon en ydolatria,
Samson en perdit ses lunettes.
Bien est eureux qui riens n'y a!
Source: Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461), Line 629; "Double Ballade".
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