Yiddish proverbs

A good friend you get for nothing, an enemy you have to buy.

He that can not endure the bad will not live to see the good.

A clock that stands still is better than one that goes wrong.

If you're fated to drown, you may die in a teaspoon of water.

There's plenty of time to bemoan bad fortune once it arrives.

Your health comes first - you can always hang yourself later.

A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says.

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

Ten enemies cannot do a man the harm that he does to himself.

A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he's right.

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