More Yiddish proverbs
Women can keep only one secret – their own.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb Don’t be scared when you have no other choice.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb You reproach your daughter, but you mean your daughter-in-law.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb You can’t put thank you in your pocket.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb Better the best of the worst than the worst of the best.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb Hope for miracles, but don’t rely on one.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb Who wins first, loses last.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb Money buys everything but good sense.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb If things are not as you wish, wish them as they are.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb If it must always be better, it can never be good enough.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb The cold strengthens you more than hunger.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb When one comes to comfort a young widow, he does not mean to perform a good deed.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb What can you do with a good cow that gives a lot of milk and then kicks the bucket over
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb When Dame Fortune calls, offer her a chair.
Yiddish ProverbYiddish Proverb Lost years are worse than lost dollars.
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