The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation,…

- Israel Zangwill

A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it.

- Israel Zangwill

You, the Spirit of the Settlement! ... Not understand that America is God's crucible, the great melting-pot where all the races of Europe are melting…

- Israel Zangwill

America is God's Crucible, the great Melting-Pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming!

- Israel Zangwill

Take from me the hope that I can change the future and you will send me mad.

- Israel Zangwill

You should examine yourself daily. If you find faults, you should correct them. When you find none, you should try even harder.

- Israel Zangwill

It takes two men to make one brother.

- Israel Zangwill

Let us start a new religion with one commandment, "Enjoy thyself.

- Israel Zangwill

As soon as you tolerate something, it becomes bearable, and before long it will become common.

- Israel Zangwill