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???
One fool can ask more than ten smart men can answer. (Eyn nar ken mer fregn eyder tsen kluge kenen entfern.) May a strange death befall you! (A mise meshune oyf dir!) Provide for the worst--the best can take care of itself. Everything happens for the better—but there are exceptions The nearer to the synagogue, the farther from God. No one is deaf to praise You can't chew with someone else's teeth A half truth is a whole lie. Seek and you will find. Better to be a wise person in Hell than a fool in paradise (Beser mit a klugn in gehenem eyder mit a nar in ganeydn) For dying, you always have time. The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks. When something's burning, there's a fire. (Az es brent, is a fayer) When luck joins in the game, cleverness scores double. He who is no good to himself is not good to another. (Ver es toyg nit far zikh, toyg nit far yenem.) He falsifies who renders a verse just as it looks Too smart outsmarts itself To make promises and to love don't cost any money (Tsuzogn un lib hoben kostn kayn gelt nisht) When a man who has been previously married marries a woman who has been previously married, four people go to bed. If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |