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 good forewit is worth two afterwits. Show her the rudder, but don't steer her boat. A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. A jest is half a truth. Hell shared with a sage is better than paradise with a fool. Fleas are not lobsters. You can't measure the whole world with your own yardstick. Nerve succeeds! 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. For dying, you always have time. The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks. When luck joins in the game, cleverness scores double. He falsifies who renders a verse just as it looks Too smart outsmarts itself My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |