Abraham Cahan — Lithuanian Author born on December 29, 1860,

Abraham "Abe" Cahan was a Belarusian-born Jewish-American socialist newspaper editor, novelist, and politician... (wikipedia)

What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.
I was a great dreamer of day dreams.
Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.