Yiddish Proverb
» Burdens » “God gave burdens, also shoulders.”
» Charm » “Charm is more than beauty.”
» Complaints and Complaining » “One chops the wood, the other does the grunting.”
» Curiosity » “A man should go on living — if only to satisfy his curiosity.”
» Death and Dying » “It’s astonishing how important a man becomes when he dies.”
» Destiny » “If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.”
» Dreams » “If you want your dreams to come true, don’t over sleep.”
» Emotions » “The heart is half a prophet.”
» Excuses » “If you don’t want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.”
» Excuses » “The girl who can’t dance says the band can’t play.”
» Fools and Foolishness » “In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool.”
» God » “God will provide — ah, if only He would till He does!”
» Gold » “Gold’s father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble.”
» Humility » “Too humble is half proud.”
» Inheritance » “He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral.”
» Insanity » “All of us are crazy in one way or another.”
» Luck » “Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.”
» Marriage » “He who marries for money earns it.”
» Money » “If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to.”
» People » “Some people are electrifying, they light up a room when they leave.”
» Poverty and The Poor » “If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.”
» Poverty and The Poor » “True poverty does not come from God.”
» Pride » “You cannot hold your head high with your hand out.”
» Truth » “A half truth is a whole lie.”
» Wealth » “A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny.”
» Will and Will Power » “If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.”
» Wisdom » “A nation’s treasure is its scholars.”
» Words » “A wise man hears one word and understands two.”
