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???
Truth is the safest lie. (Der emes iz der bester lign) Truth never dies, but lives a wretched life. Trying to outsmart everybody is the greatest folly. Tsuris (trouble) is what you get from children. Naches (joy) is what you get from grandchildren We are all schlemiels. We grow accustomed to our troubles. (Me vert tsugevoynt tsu di tsores.) Weeping makes the heart grow lighter. What afool can spoil, ten wise men cannot repair (Vos a nar ken kalye makhn, kenen tsen khakhomin nit farrikhtn.) What is cheap, is dear What one has, one doesn't want--what one wants one doesn't have What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth What you save is, later, like something found. When a fool is silent, he too is counted among the wise. (Az a nar shvaygt, veyst men nit tsi er iz a nar oder a khokhem) One of our favorites! When a lion is sleeping, let him sleep (Az a leyb shloft, loz im shlofn.) When a man who has been previously married marries a woman who has been previously married, four people go to bed. When a thief kisses you, count your teeth. When fortune calls, offer her a chair. When it comes to one's own children, everyone is blind. (Oyf eygene kinder iz yederer a blinder.) When it falls, it falls butter side down My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |