All Mary Antin Quotes
- We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit,… All
- Among the liveliest of my memories are those of eating and drinking; and I would sooner give up some of my delightful remembered walks, green… All
- On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner would be dragged to a police station and be fined twenty-five rubles. Birthday
- The apex of my civic pride and personal contentment was reached on the bright September morning when I entered the public school. Apex
- It is only that my illusion is more real to me than reality. And so do we often build our world on an error, and… Any
- A long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you would run. Clings
- There was one public school for boys, and one for girls, but Jewish children were admitted in limited numbers - only ten to a hundred;… Admitted
- You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not like the turn of their noses. All
- You went up to be examined with the other Jewish children, your heart heavy about that matter of your nose. Children
- It is painful to be consciously of two worlds. The Wandering Jew in me seeks forgetfulness. I am not afraid to live on and on,… Afraid
- A little instruction in the elements of chartography—a little practice in the use of the compass and the spirit level, a topographical map of the… Common
- The czar always got his dues, no matter if it ruined a family. Always Got
- It is not that I belong to the past, but the past that belongs to me. Belong
- Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth. Birth
- Such creatures of accident are we, liable to a thousand deaths before we are born. But once we are here, we may create our own… Accident
- His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to… Advantage
- The first meal was an object lesson of much variety. My father produced several kinds of food, ready to eat, without any cooking, from little… All
- A characteristic thing about the aspiring immigrant is the fact that he is not content to progress alone. Solitary success is imperfect success in his… Alone
- As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning,… Along
- If education, culture, the higher life were shining things to be worshiped from afar, he had still a means left whereby he could draw one… Afar
- In the evening of the first day my father conducted us to the public baths. Baths
- No, the czar did not want us in the schools. Czar
- The czar was always sending us commands - you shall not do this and you shall not do that - till there was very little… Always Sending
- We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit,… All
- One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czar's health,… Chief