First, a man is created in his own image, and only afterwards in the image of God.

— Menachem Mendel of Kotzk Leaping Souls : Rabbi Menachem Mendel And The Spirit Of Kotzk (1993)

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Man must "guard himself and his uniqueness, and not imitate his fellow … for initially man was created in his own image, and only afterwards in the image of God.

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First, a man is created in his own image, and only afterwards in the image of God.

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