Jewish Proverbs

If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

Every question has an answer. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

Golden dishes will never turn black. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

It is better to have an ounce of luck than a pound of gold. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

If you are lucky, even your ox will calve. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

We have far greater compassion for another's misfortune than our pleasure in another's good fortune. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

if you have the money, your opinion is accepted. — Hebrew proverb #Jewish

A person's desires grow day by day. — Hebrew proverb Jewish

Your health comes first--you can always hang yourself later. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

Over the bottle many a friend is found. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

A glutton for cake often loses the bread. — Hebrew proverb #Jewish

A rich man who is stingy is the worst pauper. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

Who follows his wife's counsel tumbles into hell. — Hebrew proverb #Jewish

Generosity does not make a man poorer. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

A woman is not a lemon whose quality you can judge at once. — Hebrew proverb Jewish

Seek advice, but use your own common sense. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

If you find your friend on the sofa at home with your wife, you had better sell the sofa. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

You can't chew with somebody else's teeth. — Yiddish proverb #Jewish

If I dealt in candles, the sun wouldn't set; if I dealt in shrouds, people would stop dying. — Hebrew proverb #Jewish