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• We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth…
• Among the liveliest of my memories are those of eating and drinking; and I would sooner give up some of my delightful…
• On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner would be dragged to a police station and be…
• The apex of my civic pride and personal contentment was reached on the bright September morning when I entered the public school.
• It is only that my illusion is more real to me than reality. And so do we often build our world on…
• A long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you would run.
• There was one public school for boys, and one for girls, but Jewish children were admitted in limited numbers - only ten…
• You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not like the turn…
• You went up to be examined with the other Jewish children, your heart heavy about that matter of your nose.
• It is painful to be consciously of two worlds. The Wandering Jew in me seeks forgetfulness. I am not afraid to live…
• A little instruction in the elements of chartography—a little practice in the use of the compass and the spirit level, a topographical…
• The czar always got his dues, no matter if it ruined a family.

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