551 Yiddish Proverbs / Page 6
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Better a thief for a neighbor than an overzealous rabbi.102.
Better an honest slap in the face than an insincere kiss.103.
Better an ounce of happiness than a pound of gold.104.
Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.105.
Better ask ten times than go astray once.106.
Better ruined ten times than dead once.107.
Better ten times ill than one time dead.108.
Better the best of the worst than the worst of the best.109.
Better to die upright than to live on your knees.110.
Better to hear curses than to be pitied.111.
Beware of still water, a still dog, and a still enemy.112.
Borrow causes sorrow.113.
By day they're ready to divorce, by night they're ready for bed.114.
Bygone troubles are a pleasure to talk about.115.
Bygone troubles are good to tell.116.
Ca' me, ca' thee.117.
Cancer--schmancer!--as long as you're healthy.118.
Candlemas day, put beans in the clay; put candles and candlesticks away.119.
Charge nothing and you'll get a lot of customers.120.
Charity and pride have different aims, yet both feed the poor.