Top 23 Quotes by Sholom Aleichem

About Sholom Aleichem

These are some quotes by Russian author Sholom Aleichem Writer, who lived between March 2, 1859 and May 13, 1916.

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

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

Sholom Aleichem

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.

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.

Sholom Aleichem

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

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

Sholom Aleichem

No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you.

No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you.

Sholom Aleichem

A real pleasure is a pleasure that one enjoys by one's self, without a companion, and without a single argument.

A real pleasure is a pleasure that one enjoys by one's self, without a companion, and without a single argument.

Sholom Aleichem

No one knows whom the shoe pinches - no one.

No one knows whom the shoe pinches - no one.

Sholom Aleichem

They say that children become men, and men become children. Many generations have grown up, become men, and gone hence.

They say that children become men, and men become children. Many generations have grown up, become men, and gone hence.

Sholom Aleichem

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

The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.

The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.

Sholom Aleichem

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

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

Sholom Aleichem

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