To be a Jew is to be strong with a strength that has outlived persecutions. It is to be wise against ignorance, honest against piracy, harmless against evil, kind against cruelty

She believed in letting children have a certain amount of rope, and only intervened at the last moment, in order to prevent their hanging themselves by it.

the unfortunate thing about worldliness is that its rewards are rather less than its appetites.

A refugee is as helpless as a new born child - but not so appealing! Besides, a new born child has no memories!

Truth is its own defense.

All persecution is a sign of fear; for if we did not fear the power of an opinion different from our own, we should not mind others holding it.

with courage a human being is safe enough. And without it - he is never for one instant safe!