Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish, page 15

505 proverbs and old sayings yiddish

A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about life

You find everything when you are spring cleaning.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about spring

When the light is crooked, the shadow is crooked.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about shadow, light

A man should stay alive if only out of curiosity.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about curiosity, man

Ask about your neighbors, and then buy the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about commerce, home, house

If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about dream, sleep

The nearer to the synagogue, the farther from God.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about god

From the black earth there grows the finest grain.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about magic, earth

Treat me as a rabbi, but watch over me as a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about thieves

When you look to the heights, hold on to your hat.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about wealth

Love your neighbor, even if he plays the trombone.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about love

Do not show a stick to a dog that has been beaten.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

If you stay at home you won't wear out your shoes.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about home

Health? Very nice! But where will we get potatoes?

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

If someone throws stones at you, throw back bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

What a fool can spoil, ten wise men cannot repair.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about man

A person should live if only for curiosity's sake.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about curiosity, people

Don't settle in a place where the doctor has gout.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish