551 Yiddish Proverbs / Page 11
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He who stands by his point of view, must be ready to suffer hunger.202.
He who would have others pity him must pity others.203.
Health comes before making a livelihood.204.
Health? Very nice! But where will we get potatoes?205.
Heaven and hell can both be found on earth.206.
Hell is not so bad as the road that leads to it.207.
Hell itself can be no worse than the road that leads to it.208.
Hell shared with a sage is better than paradise with a fool.209.
Hire staff but do it yourself.210.
Hope for miracles, but don't rely on one.211.
Hope may give a man strength, but not sense.212.
How many will listen to the truth when you tell them?213.
How you run your life, that's how your clock will run.214.
I can find good in my boss but he is at loggerheads with me.215.
I can't sing but I am a musicologist.216.
If a Jew cannot be a shoemaker, he will dream of being a professor.217.
If a link is broken, the entire chain breaks.218.
If a link is broken, the whole chain breaks.219.
If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.220.
If a person is fated to drown, he'll lose his life even in a teaspoon of water.