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If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because I am I, then I am not I and you are not you.

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Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk

Menachem Mendel Morgensztern of Kotzk, better known as the Kotzker Rebbe (1787–1859) was a Hasidic rabbi and leader. Born to a non-Hasidic family in Goraj near Lublin, Poland, he became attracted to Hasidus in his youth. He was known for having acquired impressive Talmudic and Kabbalistic knowledge at an early age. He was a student of Reb Bunim of Peshischa, and upon the latter's death attracted many of his followers. Morgensztern was well known for his incisive and down-to-earth philosophies, and sharp-witted sayings. He appears to have had little patience for false piety or stupidity. From 1839 he lived in seclusion for the last twenty years of his life.

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    Wenn ich ich bin, weil ich ich bin, und du du bist, weil du du bist, dann bin ich ich und du bist du. aber wenn ich ich bin, weil du du bist und du du bist, weil ich ich bin, dann bin ich nicht ich und du bist nicht du.

    si soy yo porque soy yo, y tú eres tú porque eres tú, entonces yo soy yo y tú eres tú. pero si soy yo porque tú eres tú y tú eres tú porque yo soy yo, entonces yo no soy yo y tú no eres tú.

    jika saya adalah saya karena saya adalah saya, dan Anda adalah Anda karena Anda adalah Anda, maka saya adalah saya dan Anda adalah Anda. Tetapi jika saya adalah saya karena Anda adalah Anda dan Anda adalah Anda karena saya adalah saya, maka saya bukan saya dan Anda bukan Anda.

    אם אני אני כי אני אני, ואתה אתה בגלל שאתה אתה, אז אני אני ואתה אתה. אבל אם אני אני כי אתה אתה ואתה אתה כי אני אני, אז אני לא אני ואתה לא אתה.

    jeśli ja jestem ja, ponieważ jestem ja, a ty jesteś ty, ponieważ jesteś ty, to ja jestem ja, a ty jesteś ty. ale jeśli ja jestem ja, ponieważ ty jesteś ty, a ty jesteś ty, ponieważ ja jestem ja, to ja nie jestem ja, a ty nie jesteś ty.

    se eu sou eu porque sou eu, e você é você porque você é você, então eu sou eu e você é você. mas se eu sou eu porque você é você e você é você porque eu sou eu, então eu não sou eu e você não é você.

    якщо я є я тому, що я є, а ти - ти, тому що ти - ти, то я - це я, а ти - ти. але якщо я є я, тому що ти є ти, і ти є ти, тому що я є я, то я не я, і ти не ти.

    nếu tôi là tôi vì tôi là tôi, và bạn là bạn vì bạn là bạn, thì tôi là tôi và bạn là bạn. nhưng nếu tôi là tôi vì bạn là bạn và bạn là bạn vì tôi là tôi, thì tôi không phải là tôi và bạn không phải là bạn.

    אויב איך בין איך ווייַל איך בין איך, און איר זענט איר ווייַל איר זענט איר, איך בין איך און איר זענט איר. אָבער אויב איך בין איך ווייַל איר זענט איר און איר זענט איר ווייַל איך בין איך, איך בין נישט איך און איר זענט נישט איר.

    如果我是我,因為我是我,你是你,因為你是你,那麼我就是我,你就是你。但如果我是我,因為你是你,你是你,因為我是我,那我就不是我,你也不是你。

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