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???
No one possesses all the virtues (Ale mayles in eynem, iz mito bay keynem.) None so deaf as those who will not hear A crowd of people, and not one real person among them (A groyse oylem, un nito eyn mentsch) The wheel turns round Many complain of their looks, but none of their brains. 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. The reddest apple has a worm in it. What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth The cholera on you! (A kholyere oyf dir!) When the light is crooked, the shadow is crooked If you don't eat garlic, you won't smell bad (Az men est nisht kayn knobl, shtinkt men nit) If things are not as you wish, wish them as they are. The schlemiel lands on his back and bruises his nose. A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. What you save is, later, like something found. If a link is broken, the whole chain breaks. A golden key will open every lock. Make sure to send a lazy man for the Angel of Death. The best horse needs a whipe, the wisest man advice, and the chastest woman a man. (Der bester ferd darf hoben a baytsh, der klugster man an eytse, un di frumste mekeyve a man.) If God were living on earth, people would break his windows. My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |