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Your worst pessimist is, after all, an optimist with regard to himself.

— Abraham Cahan The Rise of David Levinsky (1917)

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The dearest days in one's life are those that seem very far and very near at once.

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The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.

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If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud of it.

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Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.

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In Russia, the sword rules; here in America the dollar rules. It may seem that the dollar has no edge but in fact it is sharper than the sword.

Bleter Fun Mein Leben (1969)

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