The Baal Shem Tov's love for God was so intense that he cherished any speck of divine service that he was able to perform. He used to say to his friends among the hidden tzaddikim, "One flutter of an eyelash for God's sake, makes the creation of the whole world worth while."

Yitzhak Buxbaum, The Light and Fire of the Baal Shem Tov