"The greatest happiness is to do our duty, and our foremost duty is to reach the place we can. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"The really great deeds are done in secret. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Poverty can do a great deal and so can exile – – – so make allowances for the Jew when judging him. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"The good translation is, to a certain extent, an artistic work more difficult than the original. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"A man is recognized by his conversation. " ~~ 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
"Do not take by force what will be given you willingly! " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"The philosophy of a nation is to be found in its proverbs at times. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"The workshop of the nation’s soul. [School] " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"A noble and central idea lends flavor and purpose and a breath of life to every enterprise and act. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"Literature is the safest key to a nation’s treasure. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik