Yiddish proverbs

When the ox just stumbles, they all sharpen their knives.

If it must always be better, it can never be good enough.

Rich man down and poor man up -- they are still not even.

He who can't endure the bad will not live to see the good.

If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over.

Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life.

The rabbi drinks the wine and asks the others to be happy.

A lie can take you far away -- but with no hope of return.

It's astonishing how important a man becomes when he dies.

You can't measure the whole world with your own yardstick.

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