Russian Proverb Quotations

There is no proverb without a grain of truth

What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away

Love and eggs are best when they are fresh

No one knows how the poor man dines.

Give your children too much freedom and lose your own

What men usually ask for when they pray to God is, that two and two may not make four

God wanted to chastise mankind, so he sent lawyers

Having a good wife and rich cabbage soup, seek not other things

Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains

Without a shepherd, sheep are not a flock

To run away is not glorious, but very healthy

There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel

You can not break through a wall with your forehead.

There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.

The toe of the star-gazer is often stubbed

The riches that are in the heart cannot be stolen

The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.

Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you who you are.

Tell God the truth, but give the judge money

Pray to God, but keep rowing to shore

A net will catch more than a pole.

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far place.

The burden is light on the shoulder of another

A wife is not a pot, she will not break so easily

Ask a lot, but take what is offered

The blind cannot see - the proud will not

Small children give you headache; big children heartache

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 are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also

If you live among wolves you have to howl like a wolf.

He took the devil's mat, but he'll pay back with his skin.

If everyone gives one thread, the poor person will have a shirt

He can cheat a fish of its skin.

The heart of a maiden is a dark forest

A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest

A good merchant has neither money nor goods.

A good citizen owes his life to his country

The church is near but the road is icy, the bar is far away but I will walk carefully

The future belongs to him who knows how to wait

A mile walk with a friend has only one hundred steps