50 Quotes by Israel Zangwill

In these electric times the criminal receives a cosmopolitan reputation. It is a privilege he shares with few other artists.

MUDIE MEASURETen lines make one page;Ten pages make one point;Two points make one chapter;Five chapters make one episode;Two episodes make one volume;Three volumes make one tired.

The Creator has – I say it in all reverence - drawn a myriad red herrings across the track, but the true scientist refuses to be baffled by superficial appearances in detecting the secrets of Nature. The vulgar herd catches at the gross apparent fact, but the man of insight knows what lies on the surfaces does lie.

It takes two men to make one brother.

There are three reasons why men of genius have long hair. One is, that they forget it is growing. The second is, that they like it. The third is, that it comes cheaper; they wear it long for the same reason they wear their hats long.

The cold cut like a many bladed knife

The only true love is love at first sight; second sight dispels it.

No Jew was ever fool enough to turn Christian unless he was a clever man.

A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it.