Israel Zangwill

“It takes two to make one brother.”

“It takes two men to make one brother.”

“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.”

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

“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”

“Selfishness is the only real atheism; unselfishness the only real religion.”