If 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 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 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 feel that you are good, don’t be too proud of it.
ABRAHAM CAHANYou must never tire fighting Satan.
ABRAHAM CAHANWhat is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
ABRAHAM CAHANBe modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.
ABRAHAM CAHANIf you study the Talmud you please God even more than you do by praying or fasting.
ABRAHAM CAHANThe dearest days in one’s life are those that seem very far and very near at once.
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 CAHANAbove all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
ABRAHAM CAHANWhat is wealth? A dream of fools.
ABRAHAM CAHANThe orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.
ABRAHAM CAHANLife is much shorter than I imagined it to be.
ABRAHAM CAHANOnly the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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 CAHANI was a great dreamer of day dreams.
ABRAHAM CAHAN