My Grandmother's Yiddish Sayings & Quotes

Here are some great Yiddish saying that both of my grandfathers used to tell me, and others ones I've collected, too! Do you know any others? E-mail me at (morgan@westegg.com) and let me know!!! What did your grandparents used to tell you???
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A bad peace is better than a good war (A shlekhter sholem iz beser vi a guter krig)

A child's tear rends the heavens.

A chip on the shoulder indicates wood higher up.

A crowd of people, and not one real person among them (A groyse oylem, un nito eyn mentsch)

A dog without teeth will also attack a bone.

A fault-finder complains even that the bride is too pretty.

A fool grows without rain (A nar vakhst on regn)

A fool is his own informer.

A fool remains a fool (A nar blaybt a nar)

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


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