My Grandfather's Yiddish Sayings
Here are some great Yiddish saying that both of my grandfathers used to
tell me, and others ones I've collected, too!
Do you know any others? E-mail me at (morgan@westegg.com) and let me know!!!
What did your grandparents used to tell you???
Parents can give everything but common sense. Petty thieves are hanged, major ones go free Prayers go up and blessings come down. Protest long enough that you are right, and you will be wrong. Provide for the worst--the best can take care of itself. Seek advice but use your own common sense. Seek and you will find. Send a fool to close the shutters and he'll close them all over town. Send a fool to the market and a fool he will return. Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand Show her the rudder, but don't steer her boat. Silence is also speech. Sleep faster, we need the pillows. So the Messiah will be born a day later (Vet moshiakh geboyrn vern mit a tog shpeter) Sometimes even a fool can say a smart word (A nar ken a mol zoygn a klug vort) Surrounding yourself with dwarfs does not make you a giant Talk less, do more Talk too much and you talk about yourself. Talking comes by nature, silence by wisdom. Tasty is the fish on someone else's table (Geshmak iz der fish fun yenems tish) My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |