"The world is like a drunken peasant. If you lift him into the saddle on one side, he will fall off on the other."

"A flail, an ax, a hoe, a spade be put into their hands so young, strong Jews and Jewesses could earn their bread in the sweat of their brow."

"Whoever sticks his nose in every corner will get it stuck."

"We should not break our heads at work and injure our bodies … I myself used to do such things, and I have racked my brains because I still have not overcome the bad habit of overworking. Nor shall I o…"

"The more you read the Bible, the more you will love it; the more you love it, the more you will read it."