Abraham Cahan Quotes

Abraham Cahan was a Lithuanian-born American author, journalist, and social activist. He is known for his novel "The Rise of David Levinsky," which depicts the experiences of Jewish immigrants in the United States. Cahan's works explore themes of identity, assimilation, and the challenges faced by immigrants in a new country.

Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every... -Abraham Cahan

Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.

God, for example, appealed to me as a beardless man wearing a quilted silk cap; holiness was something burning, forbidding, something connected with fire while a day had the form of an oblong box.

What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the w... -Abraham Cahan

What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.

I was a great dreamer of day dreams.... -Abraham Cahan

I was a great dreamer of day dreams.

If you study the Talmud you please God even more t... -Abraham Cahan

If you study the Talmud you please God even more than you do by praying or fasting.

If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.

Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.... -Abraham Cahan

Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.

You must never tire fighting Satan.... -Abraham Cahan

You must never tire fighting Satan.

Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.

Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.... -Abraham Cahan

Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.

If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud ... -Abraham Cahan

If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud of it.

The dearest days in one's life are those that seem... -Abraham Cahan

The dearest days in one's life are those that seem very far and very near at once.

What is wealth? A dream of fools.... -Abraham Cahan

What is wealth? A dream of fools.

The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes wom... -Abraham Cahan

The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.

If it be true that our people represent a high percentage of mental vigor, the distinction is probably due, in some measure, to the extremely important part which Talmud studies have played in the spiritual life of the race.

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