Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
cabbage good rich seek wife
Having a good wife and rich cabbage soup, seek not other things
cold far good news proverbs thirsty waters
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far place.
good merchant money neither nor proverbs
A good merchant has neither money nor goods.
citizen country good life owes
A good citizen owes his life to his country
flock sheep
Without a shepherd, sheep are not a flock
brains cannot
Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains
healthy run
To run away is not glorious, but very healthy
barrel empty plenty sound
There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel
throws youth
What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away
grain proverb truth
There is no proverb without a grain of truth
god lawyers sent
God wanted to chastise mankind, so he sent lawyers
break wall
You can not break through a wall with your forehead.
finding lies shame
There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.
knows man poor proverbs
No one knows how the poor man dines.