You cannot be anything if you want to be everything. Solomon Schechter More Quotes by Solomon Schechter More Quotes From Solomon Schechter Whatever the faults of the rabbis, consistency was not one of them. Solomon Schechter rabbi consistency faults Judaism is absolutely incompatible with the abandonment of the Torah. Solomon Schechter torah abandonment judaism Self-complacency is the companion of ignorance. Solomon Schechter complacency ignorance self By vulgarity I mean that vice of civilization which makes man ashamed of himself and his next of kin, and pretend to be somebody else. Solomon Schechter vulgarity-is men mean In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable man ... [T]here is no occasion at all for pitying Mrs. Gaon. ... Saints are happy in their suffering, and noble souls find their happiness in sacrificing themselves for these sufferers. Solomon Schechter sacrifice husband father Ages employed in making history have no time for studying it. Solomon Schechter making-history study age
