Russian Proverb
Russian Proverb
friend proverbs
Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you who you are.
knows man poor proverbs
No one knows how the poor man dines.
catch net proverbs
A net will catch more than a pole.
cold far good news proverbs thirsty waters
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far place.
pay proverbs took
He took the devil's mat, but he'll pay back with his skin.
cheat fish proverbs
He can cheat a fish of its skin.
blade cut grass tallest
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
blind cannot proud
The blind cannot see - the proud will not
citizen country good life owes
A good citizen owes his life to his country
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
pray rowing shore
Pray to God, but keep rowing to shore
belongs future knows wait
The future belongs to him who knows how to wait