"That which God said to the rose,
and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty,
He said to my heart,
and made it a hundred times more beautiful."
--
Rumi (b. 1207-09-30, d. 1273-12-17)
[via
wikiquote]
(Okay, Rumi
wasn't Jewish -- but an appropriate thought for Yom Kippur
nonetheless, I hope?)