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“Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.”
― Sholem Aleichem

“A bachelor is a man who comes to work each morning from a different direction.”
― Sholom Aleichem

“You see how it is, my dear friends. There's no pleasing everyone. It's hopeless to even try, and the more you play the peacemaker, the less peaceful things become.”
― Sholem Aleichem, Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories

“Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, and almost no one is looking for painful truths. What people need is beautiful, comforting stories that make them feel as if their lives have some meaning. Which is where religion comes from.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 Book 1

“When people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop.”
― Karl Lagerfeld