Mary Antin Quotes

Mary Antin
Mary Antin
Russian Activist
Born: Feb 24, 1909
Died: May 15, 1949
Day Father First Life School You
Related authors: Alexei Navalny Emma Goldman Ilya Yashin Maria Alyokhina Rosa Luxemburg Vladimir Bukovsky
As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning, my father said, and so people did not need to carry lanterns. Mary Antin
Morning People Father Carry Delighted Along Until Said Did Moved Burned Procession Little Lamps Many Illumination Streets Need
One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czar's health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue. Mary Antin
Positive Love Health Prayer You Police Honor Every Gave Synagogue Must Would Shall He Emperor Said Command Chief Close Us Your Congregation Czar
His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to follow a conversation or lecture; but he never learned to write correctly; and his pronunciation remains extremely foreign to this day. Mary Antin
Time Day Conversation Struggle School Take Advantage Living Extremely Correctly Follow Remains No Time Write Take Never He Advantage Him Read Learned Foreign His Lecture Left Public Bare Evening
In the evening of the first day my father conducted us to the public baths. Mary Antin
Day Father First Baths Public Us Evening
Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth. Mary Antin
Spiritual Birth Our Ourselves Physical Longer Mothers Racked Pains Suffer Growth
The czar always got his dues, no matter if it ruined a family. Mary Antin
Family Matter Ruined Always Got Dues His Czar
The first meal was an object lesson of much variety. My father produced several kinds of food, ready to eat, without any cooking, from little tin cans that had printing all over them. Mary Antin
Food Cooking Father First Meal Lesson Several Kinds Eat Object Variety Had Over Without Printing Ready Tin Any Cans Little Them Much Produced
There was one public school for boys, and one for girls, but Jewish children were admitted in limited numbers - only ten to a hundred; and even the lucky ones had their troubles. Mary Antin
School Girl Hundred Admitted Ten Only Troubles Had Limited Boy Were Children Public Public School Lucky Even Numbers Jewish
We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful. Mary Antin
Life Slow First Own Birth Later Once Those Bits Born Spirit Exceedingly Attentive Body Painful Who Growth Inner Inner Life
You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not like the turn of their noses. Mary Antin
You Down Sides Examining Like Were Heard Officers Did Children Noses Turn Turned Brightest Jewish
You went up to be examined with the other Jewish children, your heart heavy about that matter of your nose. Mary Antin
You Heart Matter Other About Examined Up Nose Children Heavy Your Jewish

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