Yiddish ProverbsDefinitions

The Absent is always to blame.

A Brother , when turned enemy, is an enemy for life.

Charity covers a multitude of sins.

Charity seasons riches.

Childhood is a crown of roses, just as old age a crown of thorns.

A Friend is got for nothing, an enemy has to be paid for.

Guest is like the rain: when he persists, he is a nuisance.

Honesty is not something that a man automatically becomes just because he never had the chance to steal.

Honor is from him who gives it, not in him who gets it.

Life is a dream that we don't want to be waken from.

Love is like butter, it goes well with bread.