Sholom Aleichem
Writer
1859-03-02
Quotes by Sholom Aleichem
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To go to the synagogue with one's father on the Passover eve - is there in the world a greater pleasure than that? What is it worth to be dressed in new clothes from head to foot, and to show off before one's friends? Then the prayers themselves - the first Festival evening prayer and blessing.
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Gossip is nature's telephone.
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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.
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If somebody tells you that you have ears like a donkey, pay no attention. But if two people tell you so, buy yourself a saddle.
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Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.
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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.
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