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

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

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

Remember, you must not sleep at the Seder. If you do, Elijah the Prophet will come with a bag on his shoulders. On the two first nights of Passover, Elijah the Prophet goes about looking for those who have fallen asleep at the Seder, and takes them away in his bag – 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