In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable man... [T]here is no occasion at all for pitying Mrs. Gaon.... Saints are happy in their suffering, and noble souls find their happiness in sacrificing themselves for these sufferers.


Studies in Judaism: Essays on Persons, Concepts, and Movements of Thought in Jewish Tradition (ed. 1970)

Solomon Schechter Quotes

In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable man......

In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable man......

In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable man......

In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable man......