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 makes many fools All signs are misleading. A chip on the shoulder indicates wood higher up. You can throw a cat whoever you want, it always falls on its feet. If each one sweeps before his own door, the whole street is clean. Flattery sits in the parlour when plain dealing is kicked out of doors. A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. Send a fool to the market and a fool he will return. Dear God: You do such wonderful things for complete strangers--why not for me? Send a fool to close the shutters and he'll close them all over town. A joke driven too far brings home hate. It's not that having money is so good, it's that not having it is so bad Don't throw a stone into a well from which you have drunk. A penny is sometimes better spent than spared. Your friend has a friend, and your friend's friend has a friend--be discreet Better ask ten times than go astray once. One good forewit is worth two afterwits. Show her the rudder, but don't steer her boat. Hell shared with a sage is better than paradise with a fool. Fleas are not lobsters. My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |