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???
They bury better-looking ones (Shenere leygt men in drerd)
To look like a rooster after the hens have been trod (Oyszen vi a hon nokj tashmish) When it comes to one's own children, everyone is blind. (Oyf eygene kinder iz yederer a blinder.) 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) Only fools rely on miracles (Nor naronim farlozn zikh oyf nisim) You can't make cheesecakes out of snow (Mit shney ken men nit makhn gomolkhes) Don't do business with a fool (Mit a nar tor men nit handlen.) You could live, but they don't let you. (Meh ken leben nor men lost nit.) We grow accustomed to our troubles. (Me vert tsugevoynt tsu di tsores.) You don't mean the hagode, but the dumplings (Me meynt nit di hagode, nor di kneydlekh) My Favorites | New additions | Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish |