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???
When a lion is sleeping, let him sleep (Az a leyb shloft, loz im shlofn.) God gave burdens, also shoulders. All brides are beautiful--all the dead are pious (Ale kales zenen sheyn--ale meysim zenen frum) Charity and pride have different aims, yet both feed the poor. Tasty is the fish on someone else's table (Geshmak iz der fish fun yenems tish) What is cheap, is dear Prayers go up and blessings come down. He that cannot ask cannot live. We grow accustomed to our troubles. (Me vert tsugevoynt tsu di tsores.) He is smart whose good luck accompanies him (Der iz klug vemes mazl geyt im nokh) Seek advice but use your own common sense. From a fool one has grief. (Fun a nar hot men tsar.) God made man because he loves stories. When the light is crooked, the shadow is crooked. From envy grows hate. (Fun kine vert sine.) A wise man hears one word and understands two. What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. If grandma had wheels, she'd be a wagon If you render a verse just as it looks, you are falsifying it. Measure the corn of others with your own bushel My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |