Famous Yiddish Proverb Quotations

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"True poverty does not come from God."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven."
by Yiddish proverb
"If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble"
by Yiddish Proverb
"Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold."
by Yiddish Proverb
"A half-truth is a whole lie."
by Yiddish Proverb
"A guest is like rain: when he lingers on, he becomes a nuisance."
by Yiddish Proverb
"A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity."
by Yiddish Proverb
"A person should want to live, if only out of curiosity."
by Yiddish Proverb
"A snake deserves no pity."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Bygone troubles are a pleasure to talk about."
by Yiddish Proverb
"He who can't endure the bad will not live to see the good."
by Yiddish proverb
"Hope for miracles, but don't rely on one."
by Yiddish Proverb
"If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over."
by Yiddish Proverb
"If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living."
by Yiddish Proverb
"If you can't bite, don't show your teeth."
by Yiddish Proverb
"If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Stupidities that succeed are still stupidities."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Truth never dies, but lives a wretched life."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Worries go better with soup than without."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Charm is more than beauty."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Locks keep out only the honest."
by Yiddish Proverb
"A man should go on living -- if only to satisfy his curiosity."
by Yiddish Proverb
"It's astonishing how important a man becomes when he dies."
by Yiddish Proverb
"If you want your dreams to come true, don't over sleep."
by Yiddish Proverb
"The heart is half a prophet."
by Yiddish Proverb
"The girl who can't dance says the band can't play."
by Yiddish Proverb
"If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another."
by Yiddish Proverb
"One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world."
by Yiddish Proverb
"In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side."
by Yiddish Proverb
"A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing."
by Yiddish Proverb
"The good fellow to everyone is a good friend to no one."
by Yiddish Proverb
"God will provide -- ah, if only He would till He does!"
by Yiddish Proverb
"God is closest to those with broken hearts."
by Yiddish Proverb
"What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble."
by Yiddish Proverb
"All things grow with time -- except grief."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Too humble is half proud."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Against stupidity; God Himself is helpless."
by Yiddish Proverb
"All of us are crazy in one way or another."
by Yiddish Proverb
"He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral."
by Yiddish Proverb
"You don't need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence."
by Yiddish Proverb
"No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen."
by Yiddish Proverb
"It is easier to guard a sack full of fleas than a girl in love."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Loneliness breaks the spirit."
by Yiddish Proverb
"If you have money, men think you are wise, handsome, and able to sing like a bird."
by Yiddish Proverb
"God couldn't be everywhere, so he created mothers"
by Yiddish Proverb
"He that does not bring up his son to some honest calling and employment, brings him up to be a thief."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Some people are electrifying, they light up a room when they leave."
by Yiddish Proverb
"One chops the wood, the other does the grunting."
by Yiddish Proverb
"I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes -- until I met a man who had no feet."
by Yiddish Proverb
"If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Pray that you will never have to bear all that you are able to endure."
by Yiddish Proverb
"You cannot hold your head high with your hand out."
by Yiddish Proverb
"Pride is the mask of one's own faults."
by Yiddish Proverb
"When a habit begins to cost money, it's called a hobby."
by Yiddish Proverb
"The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown."
by Yiddish Proverb
"A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny."
by Yiddish Proverb
"If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can."
by Yiddish Proverb
"A wise man hears one word and understands two."
by Yiddish Proverb
"God gave burdens, also shoulders."
by Yiddish Proverb


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