"The good translation is, to a certain extent, an artistic work more difficult than the original. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Who seeks to elevate his stature by donning a high paper hat or walking on stilts is but a clown. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Language is the key to the nation. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Who of you can know the heart of a mother with all its secret afflictions? " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Those who have no taste are incurable. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Sometimes work can change your luck. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"The Sabbath is a day of rest, of mental scrutiny and of balance. Without it the workdays are insipid. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"One, two, three, four, Marry your girl at the early score! Do not philander, do not delay, Or somebody else will snatch her away! " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"It is only cats that “meow” and wail, lions roar. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Research into the past, as an aim in itself, without the “present”, is not worth a bean. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"All cobblers go barefoot. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Sometimes one must translate not the lines themselves but what is written between them. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik