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yorbcbud
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Russian Proverbs
A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.
The sun will shine into our yard too.
After a storm fair weather, after sorrow joy.
All are not cooks that walk with long knives.
All cats are grey at night.
Every seed knows its time.
Any fish is good if it is on the hook.
The one who draws the cart is urged on.
All is well that ends well.
All is not gold that glitters.
The appetite comes during a meal.
As you cooked the porridge, so must you eat it.
As you make your bed, so you will sleep.
It is a bad workman that has a bad saw.
Better late than never.
Better to stumble than make a slip of the tongue.
Beware of a quite dog and still water.
A bird may be known by its flight.
One fisherman sees another from afar.
Take the bull by the horns.
Idleness is the mother of all vices.
A fly will not come into a closed mouth.
There will be trouble if the cobbler starts making pies.
A drop hollows out a stone.
A wolf won't eat wolf.
You do not need a whip to urge on an obedient horse.
Do not look at gift hourse's mouth.
A man should not be struck when he is down.
You do not swap horses while crossing the ford.
A drowing man clutches at straw.
It is good to be visiting, but it is better at home.
The end is the crown of any work.
The tongue speaks, but the head doesn't know.
Every sandpiper praises its own swamp.
There is no evil without good.
If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.
He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne.
The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.
One who sits between two chairs may easily fall down.
To ask is no sin and to be refused is no calamity.
A man without a wife is like a man in winter without a fur hat.
The wolf will hire himself out very cheaply as a shepherd.
He need not search his pockets for words.
The offender never forgives.
A kind word is like a spring day.
An enemy will agree, but a friend wil argue.
Devils live in quiet pond.
Wild ducks and tomorrow both come without calling.
The old bear falls into the old trap.
No matter how much you feed a wolf he will always return to the forest.
A lizard on a cushion will still seek leaves.
It is easy to undress the naked.
In the kingdom of hope there is no winter.
No one is dragged to heaven by the hair.
Happiness is not a horse, you cannot harness it.
Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.
When you meet a man judge him by his clothes, when you leave a man judge him by his heart.
The payment adorns the debt.
The word is silver, the silence is gold.
There are no bad ships at all, there are bad captains.
A priest's beard is always soaked in butter.
If you are afraid of the wolves, do not go to the woods.
There is more light than can be seen through the window.
It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
The morning is wiser than the evening.
Small children give you headache; big children give you a heartache.
The stargazer's toe is often stubbed. |
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MrSpice
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I want to correct one: "The old bear falls into the old trap." should be
"The old bear falls into the old crap" |
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yorbcbud
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:42 am Post subject: |
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| MrSpice wrote: | I want to correct one: "The old bear falls into the old trap." should be
"The old bear falls into the old crap" |
Are you serious, or are you just goofing around? |
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jo-jo-7
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: Russian Proverbs |
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| yorbcbud wrote: | Russian Proverbs
A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.
The sun will shine into our yard too.
After a storm fair weather, after sorrow joy.
All are not cooks that walk with long knives.
All cats are grey at night.
Every seed knows its time.
Any fish is good if it is on the hook.
The one who draws the cart is urged on.
All is well that ends well.
All is not gold that glitters.
The appetite comes during a meal.
As you cooked the porridge, so must you eat it.
As you make your bed, so you will sleep.
It is a bad workman that has a bad saw.
Better late than never.
Better to stumble than make a slip of the tongue.
Beware of a quite dog and still water.
A bird may be known by its flight.
One fisherman sees another from afar.
Take the bull by the horns.
Idleness is the mother of all vices.
A fly will not come into a closed mouth.
There will be trouble if the cobbler starts making pies.
A drop hollows out a stone.
A wolf won't eat wolf.
You do not need a whip to urge on an obedient horse.
Do not look at gift hourse's mouth.
A man should not be struck when he is down.
You do not swap horses while crossing the ford.
A drowing man clutches at straw.
It is good to be visiting, but it is better at home.
The end is the crown of any work.
The tongue speaks, but the head doesn't know.
Every sandpiper praises its own swamp.
There is no evil without good.
If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.
He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne.
The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.
One who sits between two chairs may easily fall down.
To ask is no sin and to be refused is no calamity.
A man without a wife is like a man in winter without a fur hat.
The wolf will hire himself out very cheaply as a shepherd.
He need not search his pockets for words.
The offender never forgives.
A kind word is like a spring day.
An enemy will agree, but a friend wil argue.
Devils live in quiet pond.
Wild ducks and tomorrow both come without calling.
The old bear falls into the old trap.
No matter how much you feed a wolf he will always return to the forest.
A lizard on a cushion will still seek leaves.
It is easy to undress the naked.
In the kingdom of hope there is no winter.
No one is dragged to heaven by the hair.
Happiness is not a horse, you cannot harness it.
Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.
When you meet a man judge him by his clothes, when you leave a man judge him by his heart.
The payment adorns the debt.
The word is silver, the silence is gold.
There are no bad ships at all, there are bad captains.
A priest's beard is always soaked in butter.
If you are afraid of the wolves, do not go to the woods.
There is more light than can be seen through the window.
It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
The morning is wiser than the evening.
Small children give you headache; big children give you a heartache.
The stargazer's toe is often stubbed. |
This is great. A co-worker is collecting different proverbs and she wanted some new ones to put in her book. This is perfect. Thanks BC.  |
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Crabman
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: Russian Proverbs |
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| yorbcbud wrote: | The tongue speaks, but the head doesn't know.
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You should make this one your signature! |
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yorbcbud
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Location: Сорренто, Британская Колумбия, Канада
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: Russian Proverbs |
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| jo jo 7 wrote: |
This is great. A co-worker is collecting different proverbs and she wanted some new ones to put in her book. This is perfect. Thanks BC. |
You're welcome Jo jo. I just run across them once in a while. Don't forget to find a dim witted Brit to pay for all your St Patties Day drinks tomorrow. There's one around here somewhere.  |
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MrSpice
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| "It is easy to undress the naked." - that's about Russian wifes many Americans are looking to find... |
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sagittifer
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This is from my textbook:
"In St. Petersburg you can find anything but quail's milk."
 Crazy or what. |
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yorbcbud
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A cat always knows whose meat it eats.
A drop hollows out a stone.
A fly cannot enter a closed mouth.
A good citizen owes his life to his country.
A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest.
A kind word is like a Spring day.
A lonely person is at home everywhere.
A long pull and a strong pull and a pull altogether.
A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.
A mile walk with a friend has only one hundred steps.
A net will catch more than a pole.
A priest's belly is made up of several sheepskins.
A proverb can't be judged.
A wife is not a pot, she will not break so easily.
A word of kindness is better than a fat pie.
Absentmindedness is searching for the horse you are riding.
Abuse doesn't hang on the collar.
Acknowledgement is half of correction.
All ages are submissive to love.
All are not cooks who walk with long knives.
All lay loads on a willing horse.
An egg is dear on Easter day.
An enemy will agree, but a friend will argue.
An indispensable thing never has much value.
Any sandpiper is great in his own swamp.
Ask a lot, but take what is offered.
Ask a silly question and you get a silly answer.
Beat your own and others will fear you.
Better a dove on the plate than a woodgrouse in the mating place.
Better a fair pair of heels than a halter.
Chickens are counted in autumn.
Confide a secret to a dumb man and he will speak.
Cry and the whole world cries with you.
Cry not out before you are hurt.
Curious Varvara's nose was torn off.
Cut down the tree that you are able to.
Deprive a mirror of its silver and even the czar won't see his face.
Desert and reward seldom keep company.
Do not make an elephant out of a fly.
Do not make me kiss, and you will not make me sin.
Don't put it in my ear, but in my hand.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.
Eat what is cooked; listen to what is said.
Eggs cannot teach a hen.
Eternal peace lasts only until the next war.
Even a blind pig finds an acorn every once in awhile.
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
Every peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea.
Every road has two directions.
Every sandpiper praises his own swamp. |
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jo-jo-7
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Here is an old one.
"You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar".
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Markus
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:26 am Post subject: Re: Russian Proverbs |
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| Crabman wrote: | | yorbcbud wrote: | The tongue speaks, but the head doesn't know.
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You should make this one your signature! |
That's deep! |
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yorbcbud
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Russian Proverbs |
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| Markus wrote: | | Crabman wrote: | | yorbcbud wrote: | The tongue speaks, but the head doesn't know.
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You should make this one your signature! |
That's deep! |
This would be a good signature for you, Paris
It is easy to undress the naked. |
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yorbcbud
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Or this one
A cat always knows whose meat it eats. |
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jo-jo-7
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How about, "my brain can't trust my tongue".
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yorbcbud
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Every seed knows its time.
Fear has big eyes.
Fear the goat from the front, the horse from the rear, and man from all sides.
Fear the Greeks bearing gifts.
For him who does not believe in signs, there is no way to live in the world.
For ill do well, Then fear not hell.
Give your children too much freedom and you lose your own.
Glory lies still; abuse is running.
Glowing coals sparkle oft.
God does not give to the cow that butts.
God wanted to chastise mankind, so he sent lawyers.
Gossip needs no carriage.
Happiness is not a horse; you cannot harness it.
Having a good wife and rich cabbage soup, seek not other things.
Having given your word, be strong; not having done it, try not to promise.
He can cheat a fish of its skin.
He need not search his pockets for words.
He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne.
Hypocrites kick with their hind feet while licking with their tongues.
I need not fear my enemies because the most they can do is attack me. I need not fear my friends because the most they can do is betray me. But I have much to fear from people who are indifferent.
If everyone gives one thread, the poor man will have a shirt.
If the child does not cry, the mother knows not its wants.
If the devil catch a man idle he'll set him at work.
If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; but if he kills, the earth hides it.
If the pocket is empty, the judge is deaf.
If the thunder is not loud, the peasant forgets to cross himself.
If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.
If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. [Russian, Za dvumya zaitsami pogonish'sya, ne odnogo ne poimaesh'.]
If you do not strike back at him who hits you, there is no way for him to find out whether you also have hands.
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.
If you don't have time to do it right you must have time to do it over.
If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs.
If you will not hear reason, she will surely rap your knuckles.
In a quarrel, leave room for reconciliation.
Keep your ears wider and your mouth narrower.
Keep your eye on the ball.
Law is a flag and gold is the wind that makes it wave.
Laws are silent in time of war.
Let everyone pick his own nose.
Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains.
Looking at a tree see its fruit; looking at a man see his deeds.
Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.
Mock not the fallen, for slippery is the road ahead of you.
Mocking is catching.
Not all who make love make marriages.
Not everyone who has a cowl on is a monk.
Not everything is a mermaid that dives into the water.
Old age is not a blessing.
Old age is not a joy, but death is not a gain.
Once burned by milk you will blow on cold water. |
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