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Abraham Cahan [1860-1951]

Rank: 106
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Abraham "Abe" Cahan was a Belarusian-born Jewish-American socialist newspaper editor, novelist, and politician.

Life, Anger, Dreams, God, Smile, Wisdom

Quote	Tags	Rank
Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.	Wisdom	101
If you study the Talmud you please God even more than you do by praying or fasting.	God	102
What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.		103
Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.	Anger	104
I was a great dreamer of day dreams.	Dreams	105
The dearest days in one's life are those that seem very far and very near at once.	Life	106
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.		107
Remember 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.	Smile	108
Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.		109
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.		110
You must never tire fighting Satan.		111
If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud of it.		112
The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.		113
What is wealth? A dream of fools.		114
Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.	Life	115
God, 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.		116

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