Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
funeral pay
He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral
baked dough oven
Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven
money penny proverbs
A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny.
horse horses rests wagon
The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never.
drink later might spit
Don't spit into the well - you might drink from it later
bad fortune plenty time
There's plenty of time to bemoan bad fortune once it arrives
cannot hand head high hold pride proverbs
You cannot hold your head high with your hand out.
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.
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
advice common seek
Seek advice but use your own common sense
heroes kings soldiers
The soldiers fight, and the kings are heroes
bargain greatest life
Life is the greatest bargain - we get it for nothing
dog hand wants
Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand