YIDDISH PROVERBS

Rebbe


Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal.

Man plans and God laughs.

Don’t judge a man by the words of his mother, listen to the comments of his neighbors.

A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.

If the Rich could hire other people to die for them, the Poor could make a wonderful living.

The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks.

What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth.

When a thief kisses you, count your teeth.


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