Russian Proverbs

Russian Proverbs distill folk wit from long winters, Orthodox roots, and life across vast frontiers. They prize endurance, sly humor, and hard-earned justice, echoing eras from tsars to the Soviet years.

A lonely person is at home everywhere. (Russian Proverb)
The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. View proverb
Russian Proverb
The less you know, the more soundly you sleep. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A thousand friends are few; one enemy is too many. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Friendship is friendship but service is service. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A soldier who doesn't dream of becoming a general is a bad one. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A pig will find mud. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Strike while the iron is hot. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Even honor is not an honor, if there is nothing to eat. View proverb
Russian Proverb
It's good there, where we are not. View proverb
Russian Proverb
You can bend an alder-tree, if you do it gradually. (Russian Proverb)
One does not look for good from good. View proverb
Russian Proverb
The poorer, the more generous. View proverb
Russian Proverb
You cannot buy wisdom abroad if there is none at home. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Haste is good only for catching flies. View proverb
Russian Proverb
You cannot throw a word out of a song. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A bad rumour flies on wings. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Better late than never. View proverb
Russian Proverb
An old friend is better than two new ones. View proverb
Russian Proverb
It is good to be visiting, but it is better at home. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Not every glittering thing is gold. (Russian Proverb)
Good brotherhood is the best wealth. View proverb
Russian Proverb
If you are afraid of the wolves, do not go to the woods. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Even one person in the field is a warrior, if he is a soviet warrior. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Words are silver, silence is gold. View proverb
Russian Proverb
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