A wise word is not a substitute for a piece of herring.

Love is a taste of paradise.

I never turn down a drink. Among friends it’s always appropriate. A man is only a man as they say, but brandy is still brandy. You’ll find that in the Talmud too.

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

Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.

A kind word is no substitute for a piece of herring or a bag of oats.

The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.