Russian Proverbs - page 5

Bread is the head of everything. (Russian Proverb)
A friendly word is like a spring day. View proverb
Russian Proverb
You cannot pull a fish out of the pond without work. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A soldier on furlough lets his shirt hang out of his trousers. View proverb
Russian Proverb
You can't throw a handkerchief over somebody's mouth. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A spoonful of tar in a barrel of honey. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A thread from everyone will make a shirt for the needy. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Wild ducks and tomorrow both come without calling. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Without stooping down for the mushroom, you cannot put it in your basket. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A wooden bed is better than a golden coffin. View proverb
Russian Proverb
An empty mill will turn without the wind. (Russian Proverb)
When death is there, dying is over. View proverb
Russian Proverb
As hungry as a wolf. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Ask a lot, but take what is offered. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Beauty is the sister of idleness and the mother of luxury. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Choose a matchmaker, not a bride. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Clemency is the support of justice. View proverb
Russian Proverb
The tongue speaks, but the head doesn't know. View proverb
Russian Proverb
The first pancake is a blob. View proverb
Russian Proverb
The first blin always turns out lumpy. View proverb
Russian Proverb
The first [cup of vodka] goes as a stake, the second as a falcon, and the third as a little bird. (Russian Proverb)
If you talk to an official you must talk rubles. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Not everyone who has a cowl on is a monk. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Law is like a shaft of a cart, it points wherever you turn it to. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Lie, but don't overdo it. View proverb
Russian Proverb
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