"The desire of procreation is itself blind and needs the faithful guide, which is love." ~~ Max Nordau
"A Land whose every stone symbolizes past effort and hope to come…" ~~ Max Nordau
"The first condition a community should set, if it aspires to be a nation, is to own the land whereon it lives, and supply its own needs." ~~ Max Nordau
"I am sorry for the blindness of Jews who comfort themselves in vain in the evils that face them now, saying that anti-Semitism is ephemeral and will speedily pass away. Abandon that hope!" ~~ Max Nordau
"Hatred of the Jew is not the outcome of anti-Semitic lie and calumny. The contrary is true: the lie and calumny are the outcome of anti-Semitic sentiments." ~~ Max Nordau
"A long life, a short life – – -what matters it? What is important is that it be a life of beauty." ~~ Max Nordau
"Those who have wept and laughed together are no longer strangers." ~~ Max Nordau
"A great people cannot live without an ideal." ~~ Max Nordau