A treasure-trove of golden sayings and pearls of wisdom, mined from the righteous women of yesteryear and carefully passed down through the generations in exquisite Yiddish. Now available in a faithful English translation with the original Yiddish included, along with source material, metaphorical meaning, and relevant tales and anecdotes to illustrate the sayings. In reading this collection of expressions, some will make you laugh, others will bring on the tears, yet others will cause you to reflect, but the overall effect is an endearing, remarkable one. Breathe in the sparkling air of the 'alter heim'--the Old World--and find in it the refreshing insight that is so needed in the world of today.

Joyce Digby Nelson is a licensed registered occupational therapist and educator. She had a desire to be of service to others at a young age and now has more than 25 years of professionally meeting the needs of others via health care services and public education. It wasn’t until Joyce found herself repeating the sayings idioms, axioms, and clichés in this book to her daughter and friends that she decided to start writing them down. Some of the sayings were coined from scripture to prompt critical thinking; others were to motivate and inspire, and a few were not so nice but raised a few eyebrows with a request to repeat.

In telling the story of her life and times, Terry Young inspires others to overcome adversity and go on to live a successful and fulfilling life.

Translated from the Italian by Judith Woolf. A brilliant new translation of a classic by one of Italy's finest writers.

Remember what your mother used to say? She used to say a lot of things. So did all our mothers. Well, in case you forgot or weren't paying attention, here is the wit, wisdom, and worry of mothers of every race, religion, or ethnicity, otherwise known as Momilies. Smile, as you relive those years in an instant, with: "You're not the only pebble on the beach." "It'll never get well if you pick at it." "Don't run with a lollipop in your mouth." "Always put on clean underwear in case you're in an accident." . . . and many more! And for YET more, there is MORE MOMILIES.

An ideal gift for Mother's Day, mothers' birthday, or any time you just want to say "thank you"to Mom ""Mum used to say, 'A new broom sweeps clean but an old broom knows the corners.'" Ainsley Harriott " ""My mother always said, 'In life you should always have a really good bed and a really good pair of shoes, because you are either in one or the other.'" Gloria Hunniford" Behind every great figure is a mother telling them to stand up straight and never to go out without a clean hanky and decent underwear. Enjoy this witty and insightful collection of maternal wisdom from the mothers of the great and good; a testament to the adage that mother always knows best."