“Man was created for the sole purpose of rejoicing in God and deriving pleasure from the splendor of His Presence; for this is true joy and the greatest pleasure that can be found.”

— Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, book Mesillat Yesharim

Mesillat Yesharim (1738), Chapter 1

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Italian rabbi 1707–1746

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“Man was created for the sole purpose of rejoicing in God and deriving pleasure from the splendor of His Presence; for this is true joy and the greatest pleasure that can be found.”

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