One chops the wood, the other does the grunting.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish
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A rich man's foolish sayings pass for wise ones.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about wealth, man
Ugliness is the only guardian angel a woman has.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about ugliness, angels, woman
Hell is not so bad as the road that leads to it.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about hell, bad luck, bad
If the eyes didn't see, the hands wouldn't take.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about eyes
Who dances at the wedding, weeps at the funeral.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about marriage
When a father gives to his son, they both laugh.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish
The way you prepare the bed, so shall you sleep.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about sleep, contentment
Measure the corn of others with your own bushel.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about measure
Make new friends, but don't forget the old ones.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about old, olderness
Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish
Like soap for the body so are tears for the soul.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about tears, body, soul
Better to die upright than to live on your knees.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about death
He who has children will never die of starvation.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about children, death
The ugliest life is better than the nicest death.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about death, life
Charge nothing and you'll get a lot of customers.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about customers, nothing, contentment
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, contentment
When the light is crooked, the shadow is crooked.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about shadow, light
