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• Neither situations nor people can be altered by the interference of an outsider. If they are to be altered, that alteration must…
• That a Jew is despised or persecuted is bad for him, of course-but far worse for the Christian who does it-for although…
• A red-hot belief in eternal glory is probably the best antidote to human panic that there is.
• To see a shadow and think it is a tree that is a pity; but to see a tree and to think…
• It is a very dangerous thing to have an idea that you will not practice.
• To be a Jew is to be strong with a strength that has outlived persecutions. It is to be wise against ignorance,…
• There's nothing final about a mistake, except its being taken as final.
• Where there is laughter there is always more health than sickness.
• Luck enters into every contingency. You are a fool if you forget it -- and a greater fool if you count upon…
• Anger is like mild, it should not be kept too long.
• This is the real tragedy of mankind, that until now the spirit of man has not been able to free itself, even…
• If a writer is true to his characters they will give him his plot. Observations must play second fiddle to integrity.

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