Sayings of Yiddish Origin
A half truth is a whole lie.
Yiddish Proverb – [Truth]
A man should go on living — if only to satisfy his curiosity.
Yiddish Proverb – [Curiosity]
A nation's treasure is its scholars.
Yiddish Proverb – [Wisdom]
A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny.
Yiddish Proverb – [Wealth]
A wise man hears one word and understands two.
Yiddish Proverb – [Words]
All of us are crazy in one way or another.
Yiddish Proverb – [Insanity]
Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.
Yiddish Proverb – [Luck]
Charm is more than beauty.
Yiddish Proverb – [Charm]
God gave burdens, also shoulders.
Yiddish Proverb – [Burdens]
God will provide — ah, if only He would till He does!
Yiddish Proverb – [God]
Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble.
Yiddish Proverb – [Gold]
He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral.
Yiddish Proverb – [Inheritance]
He who marries for money earns it.
Yiddish Proverb – [Marriage]
If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
Yiddish Proverb – [Destiny]
If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
Yiddish Proverb – [Poverty and The Poor]
If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.
Yiddish Proverb – [Will and Will Power]
If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.
Yiddish Proverb – [Excuses]
If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to.
Yiddish Proverb – [Money]
If you want your dreams to come true, don't over sleep.
Yiddish Proverb – [Dreams]
In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool.
Yiddish Proverb – [Fools and Foolishness]