Yiddish Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
137 Yiddish Proverbs
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“A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars.”
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“A wise man hears one word and understands two.”
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“After nine months the secret comes out.”
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“All signs are misleading.”
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“Better ask ten times than go astray once.”
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“Beware of still water, a still dog, and a still enemy.”
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“Bygone troubles are good to tell.”
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“Ca' me, ca' thee.”
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“Cancer--schmancer!--as long as you're healthy.”
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“Candlemas day, put beans in the clay; put candles and
candlesticks away.”
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“Charge nothing and you'll get a lot of customers.”
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“Charity and pride have different aims, yet both feed the poor.”
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“Charity covers a multitude of sins.”
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“Charity excuseth not cheating.”
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“Charm is more than beauty.”
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“Dear God: You do such wonderful things for complete strangers;
why not for me?”
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“Don't throw a stone into a well from which you have drunk.”
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“Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new
one holds water.”
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“Every seller praises his wares.”
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“Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the
same oven.”
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“Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies.”
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“Flattery sits in the parlour when plain dealing is kicked out of
doors.”
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“Flattery will get you nowhere.”
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“Fleas are not lobsters.”
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“God created a world full of little worlds.”
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