137 Yiddish Proverbs
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“God made man because he loves stories.”
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“Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble.”
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“Golden dishes will never turn black.”
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“Golden dreams make men wake hungry.”
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“Had you gotten up early, you wouldn't have needed to stay up
late.”
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“He falsifies who renders a verse just as it looks.”
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“He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.”
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“He that cannot ask cannot live.”
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“He that cannot obey cannot command.”
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“He that cannot pay, let him pray.”
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“He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the
funeral.”
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“Hell shared with a sage is better than paradise with a fool.”
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“If a link is broken, the whole chain breaks.”
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“If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful
of water.”
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“If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over.”
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“If each one sweeps before his own door, the whole street is
clean.”
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“If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor
could make a wonderful living.”
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“If Saint Paul's day be fair and clear, it will betide a happy
year.”
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“If things are not as you wish, wish them as they are.”
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“If we all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over.”
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“If we did not flatter ourselves, nobody else could.”
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“If you ever need a helping hand you'll find one at the end of
your arm.”
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“If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep.”
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“Interest on debts grow without rain.”
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“Love tastes sweet, but only with bread.”
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