Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
heroes kings soldiers
The soldiers fight, and the kings are heroes
fool fools-and-foolishness holds says speaks wise
The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks
bad fortune plenty time
There's plenty of time to bemoan bad fortune once it arrives
ask astray ten
Better ask ten times than go astray once
gold luck ounce pound
Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.
advice common seek
Seek advice but use your own common sense
drink later might spit
Don't spit into the well - you might drink from it later
found save
What you save is, later, like something found
eyes invent mouth
What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth
time words yesterday
Time and words can't be recalled, even if it was only yesterday
chain entire link
If a link is broken, the entire chain breaks.
dog hand wants
Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand
bargain greatest life
Life is the greatest bargain - we get it for nothing
cannot hand head high hold pride proverbs
You cannot hold your head high with your hand out.