Associations to the word «Schlemiel»

Wiktionary

SCHLEMIEL, noun. A loser or a fool.
SCHLEMIEL, noun. A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally.

Dictionary definition

SCHLEMIEL, noun. (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn