Top 23 quotes by Abraham Cahan

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If you study the Talmud you please God even more than you do by praying or fasting.
Abraham Cahan

Study , Praying , Fasting

Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
Abraham Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.43, Courier Corporation

Fighting , Heart , Envy

You must never tire fighting Satan.
Abraham Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.41, Courier Corporation

Fighting , Satan , Tire

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 Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.43, Courier Corporation

Men , Laughing , Broken Heart

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.
Abraham Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.43, Courier Corporation

Lying , Deceit , Smile

Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.
Abraham Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.43, Courier Corporation

Simple , Humble , Be Humble

I was a great dreamer of day dreams.
Abraham Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.10, Courier Corporation

Dream , Dreamer , Great Day

Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.
Abraham Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.8, Courier Corporation

Life , Life Is

What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
Abraham Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.34, Courier Corporation

World , Wind , Curls

Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
Abraham Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.34, Courier Corporation

Reality , Substance , Other Worlds

The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.
Abraham Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.44, Courier Corporation

Religious , Jewish Faith , Orthodox

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.
Abraham Cahan

Abraham Cahan (1917). “The Rise of David Levinsky: A Novel”

Men , Fire , Example

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 Cahan

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.30, Courier Corporation

Spiritual , People , Race

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

Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.43, Courier Corporation

Proud , Feels , Be Proud

I saw that civilization was honeycombed with what Max Nordau called conventional lies, with sham ecstasy, sham sympathy, sham smiles, sham laughter The
Abraham Cahan

“The Rise of David Levinsky”. Book by Abraham Cahan, 1917.