In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool.
Yiddish Proverb
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More Yiddish Proverb
The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown.
YIDDISH PROVERB When a habit begins to cost money, it's called a hobby.
YIDDISH PROVERB You cannot hold your head high with your hand out.
YIDDISH PROVERB Pride is the mask of one's own faults.
YIDDISH PROVERB Pray that you will never have to bear all that you are able to endure.
YIDDISH PROVERB If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
YIDDISH PROVERB True poverty does not come from God.
YIDDISH PROVERB One chops the wood, the other does the grunting.
YIDDISH PROVERB I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes -- until I met a man who had no feet.
YIDDISH PROVERB Some people are electrifying, they light up a room when they leave.
YIDDISH PROVERB Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.
YIDDISH PROVERB He that does not bring up his son to some honest calling and employment, brings him up to be a thief...
YIDDISH PROVERB A half truth is a whole lie.
YIDDISH PROVERB Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys.
YIDDISH PROVERB God gave burdens, also shoulders.
YIDDISH PROVERB A wise man hears one word and understands two.
YIDDISH PROVERB A nation's treasure is its scholars.
YIDDISH PROVERB If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.
YIDDISH PROVERB A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny.
YIDDISH PROVERB He who marries for money earns it.
YIDDISH PROVERB Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.
YIDDISH PROVERB Loneliness breaks the spirit.
YIDDISH PROVERB No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.
YIDDISH PROVERB The girl who can't dance says the band can't play.
YIDDISH PROVERB If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.
YIDDISH PROVERB The heart is half a prophet.
YIDDISH PROVERB You don't need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence.
YIDDISH PROVERB He who puts up with insult invites injury.
YIDDISH PROVERB All of us are crazy in one way or another.
YIDDISH PROVERB He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral.
YIDDISH PROVERB Against stupidity; God Himself is helpless.
YIDDISH PROVERB Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small.
YIDDISH PROVERB Too humble is half proud.
YIDDISH PROVERB A mother understands what a child does not say.
YIDDISH PROVERB God couldn't be everywhere, so he created mothers
YIDDISH PROVERB If you have money, men think you are wise, handsome, and able to sing like a bird.
YIDDISH PROVERB If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to.
YIDDISH PROVERB If you can't go over, you must go under.
YIDDISH PROVERB It's astonishing how important a man becomes when he dies.
YIDDISH PROVERB If you cannot be grateful for what you have received, then be thankful for what you have been spared...
YIDDISH PROVERB What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth.
YIDDISH PROVERB Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands.
YIDDISH PROVERB Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble.
YIDDISH PROVERB God will provide -- ah, if only He would till He does!
YIDDISH PROVERB If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
YIDDISH PROVERB God is closest to those with broken hearts.
YIDDISH PROVERB Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.
YIDDISH PROVERB All things grow with time -- except grief.
YIDDISH PROVERB If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
YIDDISH PROVERB Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family.
YIDDISH PROVERB One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be...
YIDDISH PROVERB When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.
YIDDISH PROVERB Charm is more than beauty.
YIDDISH PROVERB If you want your dreams to come true, don't over sleep.
YIDDISH PROVERB The good fellow to everyone is a good friend to no one.
YIDDISH PROVERB A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.
YIDDISH PROVERB It is easier to guard a sack full of fleas than a girl in love.
YIDDISH PROVERB Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
YIDDISH PROVERB A man should go on living -- if only to satisfy his curiosity.
YIDDISH PROVERB What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.
YIDDISH PROVERB Locks keep out only the honest.
YIDDISH PROVERB You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money.
YIDDISH PROVERB If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.
YIDDISH PROVERB If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.
YIDDISH PROVERB A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.
YIDDISH PROVERB If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.
YIDDISH PROVERB If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep
YIDDISH PROVERB The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are real...
YIDDISH PROVERB A wise man hears one word and understands two.
YIDDISH PROVERB The eyes are the mirror of the soul
YIDDISH PROVERB Prayers go up and blessings come down
YIDDISH PROVERB A golden key will open every lock.
YIDDISH PROVERB A half-truth is a whole lie
YIDDISH PROVERB Life is like an onion. Why is life like an onion? Because you peel away layer after layer and when y...
YIDDISH PROVERB Other people's troubles are bearable.
YIDDISH PROVERB If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.
YIDDISH PROVERB If you can't bite, don't show your teeth.
YIDDISH PROVERB If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
YIDDISH PROVERB He that can't endure the bad will not live to see the good.
YIDDISH PROVERB Bygone troubles are a pleasure to talk about.
YIDDISH PROVERB A person should want to live, if only out of curiosity.
YIDDISH PROVERB A man's worst enemies can't wish on him what he can think up himself.
YIDDISH PROVERB A half-truth is a whole lie.
YIDDISH PROVERB A guest is like rain: when he lingers on, he becomes a nuisance.
YIDDISH PROVERB A child's tear rends the heavens.
YIDDISH PROVERB If God were living on earth, people would break His windows
YIDDISH PROVERB If God lived on Earth, people would knock out all His windows
YIDDISH PROVERB The wheel turns round
YIDDISH PROVERB Don't live in a town where there are no doctors
YIDDISH PROVERB One person enjoys a piece of hard cheese, a second a spun out prayer chant, and a third a door to th...
YIDDISH PROVERB God will provide - ah, if only He would till He does!
YIDDISH PROVERB What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul
YIDDISH PROVERB If a link is broken, the entire chain breaks.
YIDDISH PROVERB All signs are misleading
YIDDISH PROVERB Time and words can't be recalled, even if it was only yesterday
YIDDISH PROVERB Tomorrow your horse may be lame
YIDDISH PROVERB If you are bitter at heart, sugar in the mouth will not help you
YIDDISH PROVERB What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth
YIDDISH PROVERB The truth is not always what we want to hear
YIDDISH PROVERB To every answer you can find a new question
YIDDISH PROVERB God gave burdens, also shoulders
YIDDISH PROVERB If you have nothing to lose, you can try everything
YIDDISH PROVERB The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have
YIDDISH PROVERB A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity
YIDDISH PROVERB Hell shared with a sage is better than paradise with a fool
YIDDISH PROVERB Surrounding yourself with dwarfs doesn't make you a giant
YIDDISH PROVERB One hand washes the other
YIDDISH PROVERB Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven
YIDDISH PROVERB Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand
YIDDISH PROVERB Many complain of their looks, but none of their brains
YIDDISH PROVERB The soldiers fight, and the kings are heroes
YIDDISH PROVERB Better ask ten times than go astray once
YIDDISH PROVERB Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out
YIDDISH PROVERB He that can't endure the bad will not live to see the good
YIDDISH PROVERB If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding
YIDDISH PROVERB The whole world is a dream, and death the interpreter
YIDDISH PROVERB He who puts up with insult invites injury
YIDDISH PROVERB If you ever need a helping hand you'll find one at the end of your arm
YIDDISH PROVERB If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water
YIDDISH PROVERB The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks
YIDDISH PROVERB He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral
YIDDISH PROVERB Life is the greatest bargain - we get it for nothing
YIDDISH PROVERB He falsifies who renders a verse just as it looks
YIDDISH PROVERB What you save is, later, like something found
YIDDISH PROVERB Don't spit into the well - you might drink from it later
YIDDISH PROVERB If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living
YIDDISH PROVERB A wise man hears one word and understands two
YIDDISH PROVERB When a thief kisses you, count your teeth
YIDDISH PROVERB Seek advice but use your own common sense
YIDDISH PROVERB With time, even a bear can learn to dance
YIDDISH PROVERB Surrounding yourself with dwarfs does not make you a giant
YIDDISH PROVERB The girl who can't dance says the band can't play
YIDDISH PROVERB Bygone troubles are good to tell
YIDDISH PROVERB The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never.
YIDDISH PROVERB God made man because he loves stories
YIDDISH PROVERB A child's tear rends the heavens
YIDDISH PROVERB Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble
YIDDISH PROVERB A rich man has no need of character
YIDDISH PROVERB If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over
YIDDISH PROVERB Most people don't pray when they are on their knees but when they are on their backs
YIDDISH PROVERB A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely be...
PROVERB To know and not to do is not to know
PROVERB Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
PROVERB The time to make friends is before you need them.
PROVERB Short judgments make long friends.
PROVERB It is prosperity that gives us friends, adversity that proves them.
PROVERB A friend is someone who doesn't like the same people you do.
PROVERB Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him.
PROVERB Broken friendships can be soldered, but never sound.
PROVERB From small beginnings come great things.
PROVERB Some will, some don't, so what!
PROVERB Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down.
PROVERB Try and trust will move mountains.
PROVERB He who walks with the lame learns how to limp.
PROVERB Make peace with man and war with your sins.
PROVERB A sin confessed is half forgiven.
PROVERB All sins cast long shadows.
PROVERB Simplicity is the seal of truth.
PROVERB A silent mouth is melodious.
PROVERB Silence implies consent.
PROVERB The Laws of Clothing Shopping:
If you like it, they don't have it in your size.
If you like it...
PROVERB Shame is worse than death.
PROVERB God likes help when helping people.
PROVERB One is rated by others as he rates himself.
PROVERB Attack is the best form of defense.
PROVERB Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.
PROVERB A secret between two is God's secret, between three is all men s.
PROVERB When we don't have what we like, we must like what we have.
PROVERB It is better to be safe than sorry.
PROVERB Better to be safe than sorry.
PROVERB Kings have many ears and eyes.
PROVERB It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on Friday.
PROVERB Every time you wake up and ask yourself, What good things am I going to do today?, remember t...
PROVERB A soft answer turneth away wrath.
PROVERB Cunning surpasses strength.
PROVERB What the lion cannot manage to do the fox can.
PROVERB Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dr...
PROVERB The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord.
PROVERB Two great talkers will not travel far together.
PROVERB A closed mouth catches no flies.
PROVERB He who comes from afar may lie without fear of contradiction as he is sure to be listened to with th...
PROVERB A good speaker makes a good liar.
PROVERB Speaking comes by nature, silence by understanding.
PROVERB When at a loss how to go on, cough.
PROVERB Speak when you are spoken to.
PROVERB Talking without thinking is like shooting without taking aim.
PROVERB The less people think the more they talk.
PROVERB Speak little and to the purpose.
PROVERB Speak and the man shall be shown.
PROVERB The soul is not where it lives, but where it loves.
PROVERB A little body often harbors a great soul.
PROVERB Life without a friend is death without a witness.
PROVERB The larger a man's roof, the more snow it collects.
PROVERB You can't steal second base with your foot on first.
PROVERB Risk -- If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he doesn't know h...
PROVERB Those who are once found to be bad are presumed so forever.
PROVERB What is the use of running when we are on the wrong.
PROVERB Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.
PROVERB Vengeance is a dish best eaten cold.
PROVERB He has hard work who has nothing to do.
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