He who marries for money earns it.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Marriage
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: God, Religion
Charm is more than beauty.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Proverbs, Charm
Lost years are worse than lost dollars.
—Yiddish Proverb
The hardest work is to go idle
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Idleness, Proverbs
A man should go on living—if only to satisfy his curiosity.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Curiosity, Satisfaction
An empty barrel makes a lot of noise.
—Yiddish Proverb
He who puts up with insult invites injury.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Insults
If you’re skilled, your wallet will be filled.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Enjoyment
He who is aware of his folly is wise.
—Yiddish Proverb
A wise man hears one word and understands two.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Words
Golden dishes will never turn black.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Gold
What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t witness with your mouth.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Gossip, Eyes
No choice is also a choice.
—Yiddish Proverb
For example is not proof.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Example
Don’t call a man honest just because he never had the chance to steal.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Chance
Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Gossip
Silence is the fence around wisdom.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Silence
The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Enjoyment
Gold’s father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Gold
Beware of still water, a still dog, and a still enemy.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Enemies
The ugliest life is better than the nicest death.
—Yiddish Proverb
If you want your dreams to come true, don’t sleep.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: The Truth, Dreams
A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Friends and Friendship
True poverty does not come from God.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Poverty
Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Trust, Joy
Eggs may be smarter than the chickens, but it doesn’t take long for them to stink.
—Yiddish Proverb
A nation’s treasure is its scholars.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Wisdom
A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Wealth
He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral.
—Yiddish Proverb
Topics: Inheritance