30 Inspiring Quotes from Rabbi Nachman of Breslov

1. "There is no despair at all in the world." (Likutey Moharan II:78)

2. "If you believe that you can damage, then believe that you can fix." (Likutey Moharan II:112)

3. "The essence of speech is the soul." (Likutey Moharan I:51)

4. "There are some famous people whose fame arises mainly from controversy."

5. "To the world, faith is a small thing, but to me, faith is very great." (Sichot Haran 33)

6. "As you see me, you may hold me as a complete righteous person, yet no sin would push me away completely; after a sin, I was as an upright person as before, only afterwards I would do repentance." (Chayei Moharan 453)

7. "One day, a simple upright person will be as wondrous as the Baal Shem Tov." (Chayei Moharan 454)

8. "One should never be old — not an old tzadik, nor an old chassid. Old age is a disgraceful trait, and a person must continually renew himself, start again, and begin anew."

9. "There is a matter where everything turns for the good..."

10. "Darkness is true darkness. The danger is convincing yourself it is light."

11. "It's a great mitzvah to always be happy and to strive with all one's might to distance sadness and melancholy because all the illnesses that befall a person stem only from a lack of joy."

12. "And know, that a person has to pass over a very, very narrow bridge, and the main thing is not to be afraid at all." (Likutey Moharan II:48)

13. "Listen, if you hear music from an evil musician, it becomes difficult to serve the Creator; but if you listen to a proper, worthy musician, then it’s beneficial." (Likutey Moharan I:3)

14. "Each person should say: 'The entire world was created just for me.' Therefore, one must consider all times to seek the world's betterment and pray for them." (Likutey Moharan I:5)

15. "It's good for a person to train himself to enliven himself with a tune, because melody is very great and exalted." (Sichot Haran 273)

16. "Whoever has faith lives with a life, spending his days in goodness always. Even when things aren't perfect, he still believes that *Hashem* will have mercy on him and improve his future; because everything from *Hashem* is for the good. But one who lacks faith, *G-d forbid*, doesn't live life at all. When trouble occurs, there's no source of consolation because he has no faith whatsoever." (Sichot Haran 53)

17. "The main trial for a person in this world is with this lust for immorality..." (Sichot Haran 115)

18. "When wisdom is settled and complete, it can subdue all enemies pursuing Israel." (Likutey Moharan)

19. "The essence of a person is knowledge, and one without knowledge is not considered part of society." (Likutey Moharan II)

20. "All troubles, suffering, and exile exist according to the degree of lacking knowledge. When knowledge is complete, then all deficiencies are fulfilled." (Likutey Moharan I, Torah 21)

21. "Eternal life belongs only to *Hashem* because He lives forever, and those who connect to their source, namely *Hashem*, also live forever..." (Likutey Moharan I, Torah 21)

22. "Even in the concealment within concealment, surely even there, *Hashem* can be found." (Likutey Moharan I, Torah 56)

23. "Regarding thoughts — it's a great wonder and the greatness of the Creator, blessed be His name, how thoughts are arranged in the mind, many bundles upon bundles. When a person needs something and remembers it, he draws it out from the thought it was placed in, and it is remembered; it's a wonder..." (Sichot Haran 25)

24. "Know that it's possible to scream with a silent scream; a very loud scream that no one hears, only the scream is with a silent voice, and anyone can do it..." (Sichot Haran 16)

25. "Regarding the study of decisors, he was most insistent, more than all other studies. It is proper to study the entire Shulchan Aruch from start to finish in order." (Sichot Haran 29)

26. "Since the essence of a person is intellect, thus where he thinks through intellect, there is his entire persona." (Likutey Moharan I, 21)

27. "You are indeed upright people, but that wasn't my intention. I wanted you to be like animals roaring the whole night long."

28. "It is known that the study of the Zohar is highly beneficial. And know through the study of the Zohar, a desire for all different studies of *the holy Torah* is generated." (Sichot Haran 108)

29. "When one attains complete knowledge, then he can serve and worship *Hashem* in fifteen minutes what another person requires seventy years of work and labor for." (Sichot Haran 174)

30. "It's a great mitzvah to always be happy." (Likutey Moharan II, Sign 24)