10 Sholom Aleichem Quotes for You to Enjoy

Sholom Aleichem

Russian Writer

Born: Mar 2, 1859

Died: May 13, 1916

Become Good Jew People Will You

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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

People World Thought Blessed Everything Honours Respects Bestowed Comprehend Given Never Envies Name Know Understand Been Hands Taught Anything Anywhere Them Fortunate Moment Who Beings

When you die, others who think they know you, will concoct things about you... Better pick up a pen and write it yourself, for you know yourself best. Sholom Aleichem

Best You Yourself Better Will Think Others Pen About Write Pick Know Know Yourself Up Die Who Things

A bachelor is a man who comes to work each morning from a different direction. Sholom Aleichem

Work Morning Man Bachelor Direction Different Who Each Each Morning

When the heart is full, the eyes overflow. Sholom Aleichem

Heart Eyes Overflow Full

A cantor, when he starts singing, it's like rain - once it starts, it's hard to stop. Sholom Aleichem

Rain Singing Starts Once He Like Stop Hard

Ah, how many luxuries has the good God prepared for his Jewish children. Sholom Aleichem

God Good Luxuries How His Children Many Prepared Jewish

You can take a Jew out of a shtetl, but you cannot take a shtetl out of a Jew. Sholom Aleichem

You Out Take Cannot Jew

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

Good Game Better Smart Clever Every Other Way Worse Nuts Ways Tops Neither Various Finishes Wins He Like Fellow Another Boy Always Loses Nor Up Than Same Any Bank Holes Caps Who Played Cards Playing

Here lies a plain and simple Jew who wrote in plain and simple prose. Sholom Aleichem

Simple Lies Prose Wrote Plain Who Here Jew

I will never permit myself to give in to American taste and lower the standards of art. Sholom Aleichem

Art Myself Will Give Never Permit American Taste Lower Standards

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