“Do not be satisfied with the speech of your lips and the thought in your heart”

— Menachem Mendel of Kotzk

As quoted in T'he Season of the Witch : Le Couer Dechire (2008) by Etienne De Mendes http://www.etiennedemendes.com, p. 545
Context: Do not be satisfied with the speech of your lips and the thought in your heart, all the promises and good sayings in your mouth, and all the good thoughts in your heart; rather you must arise and do!

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Polish rabbi 1787–1859

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