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

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

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

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