Russian Proverbs - page 10

Big in body, but small in deeds. (Russian Proverb)
No family has no ugly member. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Desire is worse then compulsion. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Simplicity is worse than thievery (crime). View proverb
Russian Proverb
For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep (, and a puddle ear-deep). View proverb
Russian Proverb
Work is not a wolf, it's not going away to the forest. View proverb
Russian Proverb
[One's] own shirt [is] closer to the body. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Grey hair into beard, devil into rib. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Seven versts# to heaven, and all the way through the forest. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Horseradish is no sweeter than radish. View proverb
Russian Proverb
These are just flowers; berries will come soon. (Russian Proverb)
You may call me even a pot, just don't put me into the oven. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Your body belongs to the Tsar, your soul to God, and your back to the squire. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Your tongue will get you to Kiev. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A drop from every mug makes for a house for the barmaid. View proverb
Russian Proverb
You cannot ride two horses with one ass. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A pessimist is a well-informed optimist. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A priest's beard is always soaked in butter. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A sea will not dry up, a nation will not get lost. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A silent man is not a conquered man. (Russian Proverb)
A smart person will not climb a mountain; A smart person will go around it. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Would I know where I'd fall, I'd lay some straw there ahead of time. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Yakov's magpie started chattering the same thing about anyone. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A spoken word is like a sparrow that once has flown away, cannot be caught again. View proverb
Russian Proverb
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