The luck of an ignoramus is this: He doesn't know that he doesn't know.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about bad luck, good luck
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Flattery sits in the parlour when plain dealing is kicked out of doors.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about flattering
If you eat your bagel, you'll have nothing in your pocket but the hole.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about nothing
What a man thinks up for himself, his worst enemy couldn't wish for him.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about wish, enemies, man
It is better to be in hell with a wise man than in heaven with an idiot.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about hell, man
Candlemas day, put beans in the clay; put candles and candlesticks away.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about day
If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about water, man
Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish
When God wants to punish an idiot, He teaches them a few words of Hebrew.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about word, god
It's not so terrible when you lose money. when courage is lost, all is lost.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about courage, money
From success to failure is one step; from failure to success is a long road.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about failure
When someone claims an inheritance, he sometimes has to pay for the funeral.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish
If you keep on talking, you will end up saying what you didn't intend to say.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about talking, end
Someone who can hold on to his money is worth more than the one who earns it.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about money
Dear God: You do such wonderful things for complete strangers; why not for me?
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about things, god
Some people are like new shoes - the cheaper they are, the louder they squeak.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about people
If there's bitterness in the heart, sugar in the mouth won't make life sweeter.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about life, heart
You are ushered in according to your dress; shown out according to your brains.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish
There is nothing new under the sun -- and that's why there remains such a mess.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about sun, nothing
If a person is fated to drown, he'll lose his life even in a teaspoon of water.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about people, life, water
