Quote by Sholem Aleichem: “It's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven't done.”

This common-sense wisdom encourages action over inaction, despite the potential for mistakes. It prioritizes experience and learning, suggesting that the sting of a failed endeavor is less painful or more valuable than the lingering sorrow of never having tried at all.

This sentiment, though widely attributed and likely a common folk saying, resonates deeply with the entrepreneurial spirit and resilience of his characters, who often take risks or make difficult choices to survive and provide for their families.

Ukrainian-born Yiddish author considered one of the great writers of Jewish literature, often called the Yiddish Mark Twain. His stories about Tevye the Dairyman became the basis for the musical Fiddler on the Roof. He wrote primarily about the shtetl life of Eastern European Jews at the turn of the twentieth century.