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Orot Hatchiah 14.
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A tiny remnant of a big thing is better than a whole little thing.

— Abraham Isaac Kook

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "A tiny remnant of a big thing is better than a whole little thing." in the context of "Orot Hatchiah 14." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Abraham Isaac Kook

About Abraham Isaac Kook

Abraham Isaac Kook (7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935), known as Rav Kook, was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine in the Land of Israel. He is considered to be one of the fathers of religious Zionism, and is known for founding the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva.