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???
You can't dance at two weddings at the same time, nor can you sit on two horses with one behind. 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. It is not good to be alone, even in Paradise Don't live in a town where there are no doctors Time and words can't be recalled, even if it was only yesterday. 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. Trying to outsmart everybody is the greatest folly. Life is the greatest bargain - we get it for nothing. When a thief kisses you, count your teeth. If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to. 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 If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding Don't throw a stone into a well from which you have drunk. A penny is sometimes better spent than spared. If you can't endure the bad, you won't live to see the good. Your friend has a friend, and your friend's friend has a friend--be discreet Better ask ten times than go astray once. My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |