Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
cabbage good rich seek wife
Having a good wife and rich cabbage soup, seek not other things
citizen country good life owes
A good citizen owes his life to his country
burden light shoulder
The burden is light on the shoulder of another
guest host thank
A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest
blade cut grass tallest
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
brains cannot
Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains
god lawyers sent
God wanted to chastise mankind, so he sent lawyers
toe
The toe of the star-gazer is often stubbed
blind cannot proud
The blind cannot see - the proud will not
grain proverb truth
There is no proverb without a grain of truth
throws youth
What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away