551 Yiddish Proverbs / Page 3
41. A lion doesn't fear a fly.
42. A lock is meant only for honest men.
43. A man cannot jump over his own shadow.
44. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
45. A man comes from the dust and in the dust he will end--and in the meantime it is good to drink a sip of vodka.
46. A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal.
47. A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.
48. A man should go on living -- if only to satisfy his curiosity.
49. A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.
50. A man should stay alive if only out of curiosity.
51. A man too good for the world is no good for his wife.
52. A man's worst enemies can't wish on him what he can think up himself.
53. A meowing cat catches no mice.
54. A nation's treasure is its scholars.
55. A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny.
56. A penny is a lot of money--if you haven't got a penny.
57. A penny is sometimes better spent than spared.
58. A penny saved is a penny earned, but sometimes a penny is better spent than saved.
59. A person can study for seventy years and at the end die a fool.
60. A person should live if only for curiosity's sake.