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???
Interest on debts grow without rain.
Words show the wit of a man, but actions his meaning. He who marries for money earns it. Dear God: You do such wonderful things for complete strangers--why not for me? I need it like a hole in the head (Ikh darf es vi a lokh in kop) All signs are misleading. On a beautiful person, it's good to look, with a smart person it's good to live. (Of a shaynem iz gut tsu kukn, mit z klugn iz gut tsu lebn) A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says. You can throw a cat whoever you want, it always falls on its feet. You buy yourself an enemy when you lend a man money. My Favorites | New additions | Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish |