PLAY MUSIC : Klezmer – A gleyzele vay

  • Mieux vaut parler avec une femme et penser à Dieu que de parler à Dieu et penser à une femme.
  • Ce n’est pas ce qui est beau qui est cher ; c’est ce qui est cher qui est beau.
  • Si tous tiraient dans la même direction, le monde basculerait.
  • Le sucre ne sert à rien quand c’est le sel qui manque.
  • Quand tu ris, tout le monde le remarque ; quand tu pleures, personne ne le voit.
  • Pour tomber on se débrouille seul, mais pour se relever la main d’un ami est nécessaire.
  • La vie n’est qu’un songe ! Mais je t’en prie, ne me réveille pas.
  • Un rêve de beignets, c’est un rêve, et non pas des beignets.
  • Qui ne peut supporter le mal ne vivra pas pour voir le bien.
  • Pourvu qu’on ait la santé ! On peut toujours se pendre après.

  • “If you want your dreams to come true, don’t sleep”
  • “Don’t be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don’t be too bitter lest you be spewed out”
  • “Life is the greatest bargain – we get it for nothing”
  • “What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth”
  • “A half-truth is a whole lie”
  • “If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water”
  • “If you ever need a helping hand you’ll find one at the end of your arm”
  • “What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul”
  • “Don’t spit into the well – you might drink from it later”
  • “The whole world is a dream, and death the interpreter”
  • “Don’t approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.”
  • “Many complain of their looks, but none of their brains”
  • “If you have nothing to lose, you can try everything”
  • “All of us are crazy in one way or another.”
  • “He that can’t endure the bad will not live to see the good”
  • “A wise man hears one word and understands two”
  • “When a thief kisses you, count your teeth”
  • “If you are bitter at heart, sugar in the mouth will not help you”
  • “Time and words can’t be recalled, even if it was only yesterday”
  • “Seek advice but use your own common sense”
  • “He who puts up with insult invites injury”
  • “Surrounding yourself with dwarfs does not make you a giant”
  • “With time, even a bear can learn to dance”
  • “Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.”
  • “The girl who can’t dance says the band can’t play”
  • “A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny.”
  • “If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living”
  • “God gave burdens, also shoulders”