If you study the Talmud you please God even more than you do by praying or fasting..

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act..

The dearest days in one's life are those that seem very far and very near at once..

If it be true that our people represent a high percentage of mental vigor, the distinction is probably due, in some measure, to the extremely importa….

To say this sacred prayer [the Kaddish, prayer for the dead] for a Gentile is a most uncommon proceeding, but so unanimous and ardent is the feeling ….

What is wealth? A dream of fools..

What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter..

He considered the Rvolution a victroy for the Jews, which opinion, he said, prevailed on the East Side where rejoicing knew no bounds. We felt, added….

Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart..

Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger..

If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud of it..

If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs..

God, for example, appealed to me as a beardless man wearing a quilted silk cap; holiness was something burning, forbidding, something connected with ….

Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth..

Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be..

The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life..

You must never tire fighting Satan..

I was a great dreamer of day dreams..