"Only the man who can defend his own honor is honored by others." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"When a part of your body aches and causes you pain, you feel intense hatred towards it." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"When does a man begin to feel that old age seized him? When he suddenly sees a new generation that conquers the field of labor and does the work differently from his practice." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"Have you ever heard of a son rejecting his mother beause he found a nicer one?" ~~ Achad Ha’am
"Our ancestors in the desert remembered the fine fish they used to eat in Egypt, but the hard labor they were made to do there they forgot." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"No pupil will attend to his lessons property unless he respects his teacher." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"Even God will not scorn a bruised and broken heart." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"No individual can be constructed entire without a link with the past." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"No one that feels a real link with the nation in his heart throughout the ages could imagine the existence of the Jewish people without “Sabbath the Queen”." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"For the Jews the advantage of Hebrew over other languages is that it is the natural garment of Judaism." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"In disputes between parents and children, the children always get the upper hand." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"A people’s only national literature is the one written in its national language." ~~ Achad Ha’am