(5 quotes found)
“At one point, he told a Yiddish joke. Only one person in the audience got it.”
Michael Harper
“He who puts up with insult invites injury”
Yiddish Proverb
“Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out”
“If you are bitter at heart, sugar in the mouth will not help you”
“[In his authoritative book] The Joys of Yiddish, ... an excellent and praiseworthy housewife.”
Leo Rosten
