Martin Buber
1878-1965 • Austrian-Israeli
Jewish Mysticism
Jewish philosopher known for I and Thou and his collections of Hasidic tales. Taught that the divine is found in authentic encounter.
Key Works
- I and Thou
- Tales of the Hasidim
- The Way of Man
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Quotes by Martin Buber
104 quotes“There is no I as such, but only the I of the basic word I-Thou.”
II and Thou
“And the I of the basic word I-It.”
II and Thou
“To say Thou is to enter the world of relation.”
thouI and Thou
“To say It is to enter the world of objects.”
itI and Thou
“Both are necessary. But only one is the source of meaning.”
necessityI and Thou
“The Thou meets me through grace — it is not found by seeking.”
thouI and Thou
“Yet my speaking the basic word to it is a deed of my being, an essential deed.”
speakingI and Thou
“The Thou meets me. But I step into direct relation with it.”
meetingI and Thou
“Thus the relation is choosing and being chosen.”
relationI and Thou
“All real living is meeting.”
livingI and Thou
“The line of demarcation is not between believers and unbelievers.”
demarcationBetween Man and Man
“The line is between those who care and those who do not care.”
caringBetween Man and Man
“Every man is a unique world.”
uniqueTales of the Hasidim
“And the meeting of two worlds is the meeting of God.”
meetingTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“Every Thou is a glimpse of the Eternal Thou.”
thouI and Thou
“In every Thou we address the Eternal Thou.”
thouI and Thou
“God is not the world. But God meets us through the world.”
godI and Thou (paraphrase)
“To pray is to direct one's whole being toward the Thou.”
prayerI and Thou
“All actual life is encounter.”
lifeI and Thou
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