Russian Proverbs

“Cry and the whole world cries with you.”

“A hammer will shatter glass yet it can forge steel.”

“A day is long, but a lifetime is short.”

“A bad peace is better than a good quarrel.”

“A drop hollows out a stone.”

“A boat stands firmer with two anchors.”

“A fly cannot enter a closed mouth.”

“A fool is not afraid to lose his mind.”

“‘Your feet are crooked, your hair is good for nothing,’ said the pig to the horse.”

“A friendly word is like a spring day.”

“A judge and a stomach do their asking in silence.”

“A cat always knows whose meat it eats.”

“A field in common is always ravaged by bears.”

“A nightingale doesn’t feed on songs.”

“A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest.”

“All ages are submissive to love.”

“A stranger’s soul is like a dark forest.”

“All are not cooks who walk with long knives.”

“Wisdom is born; stupidity is learned.”

“Once burned by milk you will blow on cold water.”

“Bread and salt never quarrel.”

“A sleeping fox counts chicken in his dreams.”

“No apple tree is immune from worms.”

“As long as the sun shines one does not ask for the moon.”

“A wooden bed is better than a golden coffin.”

“A thousand friends are few; one enemy is too many.”

“A tale is soon told; a deed is not soon done.”

“A proverb can’t be judged.”

2 Comments

  1. Adil said,

    June 9, 2008 at 12:51 am

    “people who are wise know that life is imperfect.”

  2. Adil said,

    June 9, 2008 at 12:55 am

    “wise ones are those, who know they are being tested.”


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