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

The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger – Sholom Aleichem

A real pleasure is a pleasure that one enjoys by one’s self, without a companion, and without a single argument – Sholom Aleichem

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 – Sholom Aleichem

One cannot live on potatoes alone. It is said that one wants bread with potatoes. And when there’s no bread, a Jew takes his stick, and goes through the village in search of business. Sholom Aleichem

When have you ever heard of a cantor or any artist turning anyone down when he is strongly urged to perform? Sholom Aleichem