Yiddish proverbs

Not all nice things are dear, but those that are dear are nice.

When a fool has the cow by the horns, the wise man can milk it.

A guest is like rain: when he lingers on, he becomes a nuisance.

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

Rejoice not at your enemy's fall, but don't pick him up, either.

By day they're ready to divorce, by night they're ready for bed.

Time and words can't be recalled, even if it was only yesterday.

What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your tongue.

If one soldier knew what the other thinks, there would be no war.

If you can't endure the bad, you'll not live to witness the good.

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