I will never permit myself to give in to American taste and lower the standards of art. Sholom Aleichem More Quotes by Sholom Aleichem More Quotes From Sholom Aleichem Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor. Sholom Aleichem wisedreamlife If somebody tells you you have ears like a donkey, pay no attention. But if two people tell you, buy yourself a saddle. Sholom Aleichem selftwopeople No matter how bad things get, you got to go on living, even if it kills you. Sholom Aleichem motivationalinspirationallife This is an ugly and mean world, and only to spite it we mustn't weep. If you want to know, this is the constant source of my good spirit, of my humor. Not to cry, out of spite, only to laugh out of spite, only to laugh. Sholom Aleichem laughingmeanworld There are people who have never been taught anything, and know everything, have never been anywhere, and understand everything, have never given a moment's thought to anything, and comprehend everything. 'Blessed hands' is the name bestowed on these fortunate beings. The world envies, honours and respects them. Sholom Aleichem blessednameshands Gossip is nature's telephone. Sholom Aleichem telephonesgossipnature When the heart is full it runs out of the eyes. Sholom Aleichem eyeheartrunning A wise word is not a substitute for a piece of herring. Sholom Aleichem substitutespieceswise If you listen carefully, you get to hear everything you didn't want to hear in the first place. Sholom Aleichem ifswantfirsts The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger. Sholom Aleichem hungerrichpride You see how it is, my dear friends. There's no pleasing everyone. It's hopeless to even try, and the more you play the peacemaker, the less peaceful things become. Sholom Aleichem peacefulplaytrying Playing nuts is a game like any other, neither better than tops, nor worse than cards. The game is played in various ways. There are 'holes' and 'bank' and 'caps.' But every game finishes up in the same way. One boy loses, another wins. And, as always, he who wins is a clever fellow, a smart fellow, a good fellow. Sholom Aleichem smartcleverwinning It is an old custom amongst Jewish children, to become war-like on the 'L'ag Beomer.' They arm themselves from head to foot with wooden swords, pop-guns and bows and arrows. They take food with them, and go off to wage war. Sholom Aleichem gunwarchildren One cannot live on potatoes alone. It is said that one wants bread with potatoes. And when there's no bread, a Jew takes his stick, and goes through the village in search of business. Sholom Aleichem villagebreadwant Without love our life is ... a ship without a rudder ... like a body without a soul. Sholom Aleichem bodysoullove Barking dogs don't bite, but they themselves don't know it. Sholom Aleichem bitesdogknows A real pleasure is a pleasure that one enjoys by one's self, without a companion, and without a single argument. Sholom Aleichem argumentrealself The worm in the radish doesn't think there is anything sweeter. Sholom Aleichem radisheswormsthinking You can take a Jew out of a shtetl, but you cannot take a shtetl out of a Jew. Sholom Aleichem jew A cantor, when he starts singing, it's like rain - once it starts, it's hard to stop. Sholom Aleichem hardsingingrain
