Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Sholom Aleichem Writer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Mar 2, 1859
  • Died: May 13, 1916

Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich, better known under his pen name Sholem Aleichem, was a leading Yiddish author and playwright from Ukraine. The musical Fiddler on the Roof, based on his stories about Tevye the Dairyman, was the first commercially successful English-language stage production about Jewish life in Eastern Europe.

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

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

Gossip is nature's telephone. nature

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 views from John Millington Synge

3 views from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 more sayings from William Butler Yeats

28 more sayings from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 other quotes from Dave Barry

27 other quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 more quotes from Winston Churchill

74 more quotes from Winston Churchill