Yiddish proverbs

Some people are electrifying, they light up a room when they leave.

They have a strong love bond; he with himself and she with herself.

If a Jew cannot be a shoemaker, he will dream of being a professor.

If you lose your self-respect, you also lose the respect of others.

He who stands by his point of view, must be ready to suffer hunger.

When a mother calls her child bastard, you can take her word for it.

A quarrel is like an itch; the more you scratch, the more it itches.

If God wants people to suffer, he sends them too much understanding.

If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.

Not only that the rich man is rich, but he has such good checks too.

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