You see how it is, my dear friends. There's no pleasing everyone. It's hopeless to even try, and the more you play the peacemaker, the less peaceful things become.

Ah, how many luxuries has the good God prepared for his Jewish children.

If somebody tells you you have ears like a donkey, pay no attention. But if two people tell you, buy yourself a saddle.

One cannot live on potatoes alone. It is said that one wants bread with potatoes. And when there's no bread, a Jew takes his stick, and goes through the village in search of business.

You see how it is, my dear friends. There's no pleasing everyone. It's hopeless to even try, and the more you play the peacemaker, the less peaceful things become.

Without love our life is ... a ship without a rudder ... like a body without a soul.

A bachelor is a man who comes to work each morning from a different direction.