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

Proverb, Yiddish on Death and Dying
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"If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water."

Proverb, Yiddish on Destiny
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"If you want your dreams to come true, don't over sleep."

Proverb, Yiddish on Dreams
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"The heart is half a prophet."

Proverb, Yiddish on Emotions
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"The girl who can't dance says the band can't play."

Proverb, Yiddish on Excuses
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"If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another."

Proverb, Yiddish on Excuses
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"In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool."

Proverb, Yiddish on Fools and Foolishness
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"God will provide -- ah, if only He would till He does!"

Proverb, Yiddish on God
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"Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble."

Proverb, Yiddish on Gold
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"Too humble is half proud."

Proverb, Yiddish on Humility
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"He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral."

Proverb, Yiddish on Inheritance
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"All of us are crazy in one way or another."

Proverb, Yiddish on Insanity
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"Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold."

Proverb, Yiddish on Luck
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"He who marries for money earns it."

Proverb, Yiddish on Marriage
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"If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to."

Proverb, Yiddish on Money
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"Some people are electrifying, they light up a room when they leave."

Proverb, Yiddish on People
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"If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living."

Proverb, Yiddish on Poverty and The Poor
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"True poverty does not come from God."

Proverb, Yiddish on Poverty and The Poor
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"You cannot hold your head high with your hand out."

Proverb, Yiddish on Pride
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"God gave burdens, also shoulders."

Proverb, Yiddish on Burdens
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"Charm is more than beauty."

Proverb, Yiddish on Charm
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"A half truth is a whole lie."

Proverb, Yiddish on Truth
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"A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny."

Proverb, Yiddish on Wealth
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"If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can."

Proverb, Yiddish on Will and Will Power
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"A nation's treasure is its scholars."

Proverb, Yiddish on Wisdom
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"A wise man hears one word and understands two."

Proverb, Yiddish on Words
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"One chops the wood, the other does the grunting."

Proverb, Yiddish on Complaints and Complaining
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"A man should go on living -- if only to satisfy his curiosity."

Proverb, Yiddish on Curiosity
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