If a man is tongue-tied, don’t laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.
ABRAHAM CAHANIf a man is tongue-tied, don’t laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.
ABRAHAM CAHANIf you study the Talmud you please God even more than you do by praying or fasting.
ABRAHAM CAHANRemember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
ABRAHAM CAHANWhat is wealth? A dream of fools.
ABRAHAM CAHANThe dearest days in one’s life are those that seem very far and very near at once.
ABRAHAM CAHANWhat is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
ABRAHAM CAHANIf it be true that our people represent a high percentage of mental vigor, the distinction is probably due, in some measure, to the extremely important part which Talmud studies have played in the spiritual life of the race.
ABRAHAM CAHANYou must never tire fighting Satan.
ABRAHAM CAHANLife is much shorter than I imagined it to be.
ABRAHAM CAHANThe orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.
ABRAHAM CAHANIf you feel that you are good, don’t be too proud of it.
ABRAHAM CAHANGod, for example, appealed to me as a beardless man wearing a quilted silk cap; holiness was something burning, forbidding, something connected with fire while a day had the form of an oblong box.
ABRAHAM CAHANOnly the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
ABRAHAM CAHANI was a great dreamer of day dreams.
ABRAHAM CAHANAbove all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
ABRAHAM CAHANBe modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.
ABRAHAM CAHAN