Yiddish Proverb
Yiddish Proverb
dwarfs giant
Surrounding yourself with dwarfs doesn't make you a giant
dwarfs giant
Surrounding yourself with dwarfs does not make you a giant
time words yesterday
Time and words can't be recalled, even if it was only yesterday
count kisses teeth thief
When a thief kisses you, count your teeth
bear dance learn
With time, even a bear can learn to dance
chain entire link
If a link is broken, the entire chain breaks.
bitter help mouth sugar
If you are bitter at heart, sugar in the mouth will not help you
looks verse
He falsifies who renders a verse just as it looks
found save
What you save is, later, like something found
eyes invent mouth
What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth
father itself noble regards religion
Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble
injury insult invites puts
He who puts up with insult invites injury
funeral pay
He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral
bad endure good
He that can't endure the bad will not live to see the good