311 Sayings of Yiddish Origin

1. "In the mirror everybody sees his best friend." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "From the black earth there grows the finest grain." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "With money in your pocket, you are wise, handsome and you sing well too." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "A nation's treasure is its scholars." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "Prayers go up and blessings come down." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "A jest is half a truth." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "A man should stay alive if only out of curiosity." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "For example is not proof." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "What a fool can spoil, ten wise men cannot repair." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "Look down if you want to know how tall you are." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "A clock that stands still is better than one that goes wrong." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "What you save is, later, like something found." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "If you're out to beat a dog, you're sure to find a stick." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "An un-kept promise leads to a bad life." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "Make sure to send a lazy man for the Angel of Death." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "One chops the wood and the other shouts “Oh, my back!”." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "Health? Very nice! But where will we get potatoes?" (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Who dances at the wedding, weeps at the funeral." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "Hire staff but do it yourself." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "Not everyone who sits in the seat of honor is master." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "As the sheep are shorn, the lambs shiver." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "The heaviest burden is an empty pocket." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "As the fat man gets thinner, the thin one is already dead." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "Even a ball of wool has a beginning." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "You can't put “thank you” in your pocket." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "Someone who can hold on to his money is worth more than the one who earns it." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "A cat loves fish, but won't risk its claws." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "If praying had helped, he could have hired someone to do it." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "A good friend is often better than a brother." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "The rich man who is stingy is the worst pauper." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "No choice is an option." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "A thief's end is hanging." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "What good is honor when you're starving?" (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "When Dame Fortune calls, offer her a chair." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "If you start thinking of death, you are no longer sure of life." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "Better an honest slap in the face than an insincere kiss." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "You do not fall because you are weak; you fall because you think you are strong." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "A wise man hears one word and understands two." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "A half truth is a whole lie." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "One God and so many enemies." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "I can't sing but I am a musicologist." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "A wounded soul is difficult to heal." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "Better to die upright than to live on your knees." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "He, who runs away from the fire, falls in the water." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "When God wants to punish an idiot, He teaches them a few words of Hebrew." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "Better ten times ill than one time dead." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

50. "Spare us what we can learn to endure." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

51. "If triangles had a God, He'd have three sides." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

52. "It's astonishing how important a man becomes when he dies." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

53. "A man comes from the dust and in the dust he will end, and in the meantime it is good to drink a sip of vodka." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

54. "Over the bottle many a friend is found." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

55. "A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

56. "Every worm has its hole." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

57. "A fool who can keep silent is counted among the wise." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

58. "Never try to be more foolish than the jester." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

59. "When you have left a country, you have left everyone." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

60. "A boil is fine as long as it's under someone else's arm." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

61. "He that lies on the ground cannot fall." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

62. "If I dealt in candles, the sun would never set." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

63. "The longer the blind live, the more they see." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

64. "A man too good for the world is no good for his wife." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

65. "Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

66. "When a son gives to his father, they both weep." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

67. "Small children won't let you sleep, bigger children won't let you live." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

68. "A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

69. "Hell itself can be no worse than the road that leads to it." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

70. "What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

71. "Make new friends, but don't forget the old ones." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

72. "The rabbi drinks the wine and asks the others to be happy." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

73. "The rich man doesn't pay, the debtor does." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

74. "Interest on debts grows without rain." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

75. "There is nothing new under the sun, and that's why there remains such a mess." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

76. "The wolf is not afraid of the dog, but he doesn't like the sound of his barking." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

77. "Mothers-in-law are fine so long as they are deaf and blind." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

78. "Beware of still water, a still dog, and a still enemy." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

79. "Good news always comes from far away." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

80. "If you are lucky, even your ox will calve." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

81. "Heaven and hell can both be found on earth." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

82. "You cannot hold your head high with your hand out." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

83. "With time even a bear can learn to dance." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

84. "Don't ask questions about fairy tales." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

85. "The less souls, the more joy." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

86. "If your friend becomes your enemy, he will be your enemy for life." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

87. "God will provide, ah, if only He would till He does!" (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

88. "Parents can give everything but common sense." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

89. "If you pray for another, you will be helped yourself." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

90. "I can find good in my boss but he is at loggerheads with me." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

91. "If two people say he is drunk, the third one should sleep." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

92. "If the father marries the aunt, he's an uncle." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

93. "The girl who can't dance says the band can't play." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

94. "They have a strong love bond; he with himself and she with herself." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

95. "Life is the biggest bargain, we get it for nothing." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

96. "He that can't endure the bad will not live to see the good." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

97. "If you stay at home you won't wear out your shoes." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

98. "If you can't bite, better not show your teeth." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

99. "All women are heirs to Mother Eve." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

100. "It is heavy to carry, but you cannot throw it away." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

101. "Walk straight and you will not fall." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

102. "All of us are crazy in one way or another." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

103. "Either it doesn't help or it isn't needed." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

104. "The talk of the day is the dream of the night." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

105. "Hell shared with a sage is better than paradise with a fool." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

106. "When a fool has the cow by the horns, the wise man can milk it." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

107. "He, who stands by his point of view, must be ready to suffer hunger." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

108. "An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

109. "Half-truth, whole lie." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

110. "In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

111. "Better an ounce of happiness than a pound of gold." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

112. "When one must, one can." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

113. "There's plenty of time to bemoan bad fortune once it arrives." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

114. "The way you prepare the bed, so shall you sleep." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

115. "Love me a little but long." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

116. "Not all nice things are dear, but those that are dear are nice." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

117. "Hope for miracles, but don't rely on one." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

118. "Do not show a stick to a dog that has been beaten." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

119. "The ugliest life is better than the nicest death." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

120. "Every seller praises his wares." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

121. "Don't call a man honest just because he never had the chance to steal." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

122. "Who talks a lot, talks about himself." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

123. "Pearls around the neck, stones upon the heart." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

124. "The doctor has a remedy for everything but poverty." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

125. "To every answer you can find a new question." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

126. "When a thief kisses you, count your teeth." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

127. "Mix with your neighbors, and you learn what's doing in your own house." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

128. "If God were living on earth, people would break His windows." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

129. "The heart is half a prophet." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

130. "Men don't build on strange ground." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

131. "If you're fated to drown, you may die in a teaspoon of water." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

132. "If charity cost nothing and benevolence caused no heartache, the world would be full of philanthropists." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

133. "The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

134. "What use is wisdom when folly reigns?" (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

135. "He who has children will never die of starvation." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

136. "It is better to be in hell with a wise man than in heaven with an idiot." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

137. "A farmer should not ride the king's horse." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

138. "Dying while young is a boon in old age." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

139. "All dumb people have a lot to say." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

140. "When the ox just stumbles, they all sharpen their knives." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

141. "God gave burdens, also shoulders." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

142. "What can you do with a good cow that gives a lot of milk and then kicks the bucket over?" (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

143. "Ugliness is the only guardian angel a woman has." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

144. "Provide for the worst; the best can take care of itself." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

145. "It's never too late to die or get married." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

146. "One ass calls the other a pack animal." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

147. "Every man knows that he must die, but no one believes it." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

148. "When a miller fights with a chimney sweep, the miller gets black and the chimney sweep gets white." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

149. "A lock is meant only for honest men." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

150. "Too humble is half proud." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

151. "One does not live on joy or die of sorrow." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

152. "If the pupil is smart, the teacher gets the credit." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

153. "Before you start up a ladder, count the rungs." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

154. "Each child brings his own blessing into the world." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

155. "Experience costs blood." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

156. "What's left over from the thief is spent on the fortune-teller." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

157. "He who marries for money earns it." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

158. "God sends burdens, and shoulders." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

159. "When a father gives to his son, they both laugh." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

160. "Words should be weighed, not counted." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

161. "The complete fool is half prophet." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

162. "Laugh and everyone sees it, cry and no one sees it." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

163. "When the time comes for you to live, there aren't enough years." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

164. "What a man thinks up for himself, his worst enemy couldn't wish for him." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

165. "Don't throw a stone into a well from which you have drunk." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

166. "If you are bitter at heart, sugar in the mouth will not help you." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

167. "The pen wounds deeper than an arrow." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

168. "A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he's right." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

169. "Look for cake, and lose your bread." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

170. "When a poor man eats a chicken, one or the other is sick." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

171. "When luck joins in the game, cleverness scores double." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

172. "If the bride can't dance, she blames the musicians." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

173. "One is certain only of death." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

174. "After nine months the secret comes out." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

175. "A lazy messenger is not short of excuses." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

176. "The nearer to the synagogue, the farther from God." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

177. "If it must always be better, it can never be good enough." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

178. "Lend everyone your ears, give a hand to your friends but give your lips only to a woman." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

179. "The schlemiel lands on his back and bruises his nose." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

180. "If you find your friend on the sofa at home with your wife, you had better sell the sofa." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

181. "A good man, but his mad dog won't let you speak to him." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

182. "You are ushered in according to your dress; shown out according to your brains." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

183. "It's good to hope, it's the waiting that spoils it." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

184. "What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

185. "One chops the wood, the other does the grunting." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

186. "Men will give away their last shirt to become millionaires." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

187. "The door of success is marked “push” and “pull”." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

188. "Everything ends in weeping." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

189. "One should not send a cat to deliver cream." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

190. "Don't bargain with God." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

191. "Parents can give their children everything except good luck." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

192. "One old friend is better than two new ones." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

193. "When both parties are right, it's a bad day for “right”." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

194. "If I try to be like him, who will be like me?" (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

195. "It's not as good with money as it is bad without it." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

196. "If you eat your bagel, you'll have nothing in your pocket but the hole." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

197. "Treat me as a rabbi, but watch over me as a thief." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

198. "Better a thief for a neighbor than an overzealous rabbi." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

199. "If you have nothing to lose, you can try everything." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

200. "Many complain of their looks, but none of their brains." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

201. "Doctors and gravediggers are partners." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

202. "Lose an hour in the morning, chase it all day." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

203. "Talk too much and you talk about yourself." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

204. "You buy yourself an enemy when you lend a man money." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

205. "Don't be scared when you have no other choice." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

206. "He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

207. "Go quickly but don't fall off my step." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

208. "Sins hide not in your sleep but in your dreams." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

209. "Lovers and thieves always look for darkness." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

210. "If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

211. "To fall off a good horse is at least worthwhile." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

212. "Don't settle in a place where the doctor has gout." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

213. "You can't measure the whole world with your own yardstick." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

214. "If it were God's will, you could shoot with a broom too." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

215. "Necessity can break iron." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

216. "If we all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

217. "A flatterer must not lose his temper." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

218. "You can't make cheesecakes out of snow." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

219. "If only one race has to be chosen, why the Jews?" (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

220. "A man should go on living, if only to satisfy his curiosity." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

221. "Women can keep only one secret, their own." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

222. "Come for your inheritance and you may wind up paying for the funeral." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

223. "The longest road is the one that leads to your pocket." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

224. "Every poor man has a dry throat and wet boots." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

225. "If one link has broken so has the whole chain." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

226. "Sleep faster, we need the pillows." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

227. "Not only that the rich man is rich, but he has such good checks too." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

228. "A lie can take you far away, but with no hope of return." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

229. "You can wash your body but not your soul." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

230. "Never approach a goat from the front, a horse from behind, and a fool from both sides." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

231. "He avenged himself on fleas, and burned up his bed." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

232. "A fool will jump into the bath and forget to wash his face." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

233. "If the rich could hire others to die for them, the poor could make a nice living." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

234. "Better ruined ten times than dead once." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

235. "Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

236. "A guest for a day is welcome the whole year." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

237. "The best horse needs a whip, intelligent men need advice, and devout women need a man." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

238. "Seek advice but use your own common sense." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

239. "Give me, Lord, my daily bread, I will get my own brandy." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

240. "Charm is more than beauty." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

241. "If someone throws stones at you, throw back bread." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

242. "A big crowd, but not a human being in sight!" (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

243. "Better to hear curses than to be pitied." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

244. "Better a Jew without a beard than a beard without a Jew." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

245. "True poverty does not come from God." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

246. "You find everything when you are spring cleaning." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

247. "If a Jew cannot be a shoemaker, he will dream of being a professor." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

248. "A man cannot jump over his own shadow." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

249. "Better a slap from a wise man than a kiss from a fool." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

250. "Nothing tastes bitterer than the truth." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

251. "Better the best of the worst than the worst of the best." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

252. "What value is a needle without an eye?" (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

253. "The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

254. "Send a fool to close the shutters and he'll close them all over town." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

255. "You never lose a false coin." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

256. "Some people are electrifying; they light up a room when they leave." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

257. "The heart is small and embraces the whole wide world." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

258. "When a mother calls her child bastard, you can take her word for it." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

259. "If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

260. "The heart of a man may be compared to a sausage; no one can tell exactly what's inside." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

261. "If one soldier knew what the other thinks, there would be no war." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

262. "The gatekeepers are worse than the directors." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

263. "A deaf man heard how a mute told that a blind man has seen how a cripple walked." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

264. "Men would not be richer for being miserly; generosity does not make a man poorer." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

265. "Love is like butter, it's good with bread." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

266. "Money buys everything but good sense." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

267. "If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

268. "A snake deserves no pity." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

269. "No blessing is bestowed on a secret." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

270. "Too nice can cost a lot of money." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

271. "The soldiers fight, and the kings are heroes." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

272. "If the eyes didn't see, the hands wouldn't take." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

273. "You can make the dream bigger than the night." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

274. "Protest long enough that you are right, and you will be wrong." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

275. "If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

276. "From success to failure is one step; from failure to success is a long road." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

277. "Attractiveness is better than beauty." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

278. "Stupid solutions that succeed are still stupid solutions." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

279. "Life is just like a dream, but don't wake me." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

280. "If a link is broken, the entire chain breaks." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

281. "An animal's end is slaughter." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

282. "God is a father, happiness is a stepfather." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

283. "If things are not as you wish, wish them as they are." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

284. "To be rich is not everything, but it certainly helps." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

285. "God created a world full of little worlds." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

286. "A golden key will open every lock." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

287. "The crow flies sky high and lands on a pig." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

288. "Golden dishes will never turn black." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

289. "Every pot will find its lid." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

290. "The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

291. "Once it was the parents who taught their children to talk; now the children teach their parents to keep quiet." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

292. "God could not be everywhere and therefore He made mothers." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

293. "Who wins first, loses last." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

294. "By day they're ready to divorce, by night they're ready for bed." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

295. "Silence is the fence around wisdom." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

296. "She who wants to marry her stepfather regrets it in bed." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

297. "Lovers do not need much room." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

298. "You reproach your daughter, but you mean your daughter-in-law." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

299. "Dear God, You do such wonderful things for complete strangers; why not for me?" (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

300. "You can throw a cat whoever you want; it always falls on its feet." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

301. "A bad peace is better than a good war." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

302. "Two burdens, to Moses water, to God the world." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

303. "Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

304. "Weeping makes the heart grow lighter." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

305. "Shrouds are made without pockets." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

306. "Pride can live in the dung heap." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

307. "He who can't endure the bad will not live to see the good." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

308. "Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back or a fool from any side." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

309. "Eggs may be smarter than the chickens, but it doesn't take long for them to stink." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

310. "The cold strengthens you more than hunger." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

311. "A friend you get for nothing; an enemy must be bought." (Yiddish Sayings) Click to tweet