Yiddish Proverbs
Famous Yiddish sayings in the form of proverbs that have been passed down for generations.
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A penny is sometimes better spent than spared.
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Don't throw a stone into a well from which you have drunk.
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If a link is broken, the whole chain breaks.
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Your neighbour's apples are the sweetest.
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A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says.
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Better ask ten times than go astray once.
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Had you gotten up early, you wouldn't have needed to stay up late.
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If things are not as you wish, wish them as they are.
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Protest long enough that you are right, and you will be wrong.
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A chip on the shoulder indicates wood higher up.
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.
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Make new friends, but don't forget the old ones.
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars.
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The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks.
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Seek advice but use your own common sense.
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All things grow with time, except grief.
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As we live, so we learn.
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The constant friend is never welcome.
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The truth is not always what we want to hear.
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Talking comes by nature, silence by wisdom.
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Poverty is no disgrace, but no honour either.
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Look down if you would know how high you stand.
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Words show the wit of a man, but actions his meaning.
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A wise man hears one word and understands two.
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The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.
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