Yiddish Proverbs Quotations

If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.

If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.

If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.

God will provide -- ah, if only He would till He does!

Some people are electrifying, they light up a room when they leave.

One chops the wood, the other does the grunting.

A man should go on living -- if only to satisfy his curiosity.

It's astonishing how important a man becomes when he dies.

In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool.

If you want your dreams to come true, don't over sleep.