No one knows whom the shoe pinches – no one – Sholom Aleichem

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

A cantor, when he starts singing, it’s like rain – once it starts, it’s hard to stop – 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

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