Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
approach fool fools-and-foolishness goat horse proverbs
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.
bitter eaten lest sweet
Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out
baked dough oven
Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven
horse horses rests wagon
The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never.
eyes mirror soul
The eyes are the mirror of the soul
bear dance learn
With time, even a bear can learn to dance
count kisses teeth thief
When a thief kisses you, count your teeth
crazy proverbs
All of us are crazy in one way or another.
father itself noble regards religion
Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble
bitter help mouth sugar
If you are bitter at heart, sugar in the mouth will not help you
injury insult invites puts
He who puts up with insult invites injury
funeral pay
He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral
bad endure good
He that can't endure the bad will not live to see the good
looks verse
He falsifies who renders a verse just as it looks