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654 Sayings of Russian Origin

1. "If Jesus Christ comes to help me, I laugh at the angels." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If Jesus Christ comes to help me, I laugh at the angels. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

2. "Soap is grey but it used to be white." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Soap is grey but it used to be white. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

3. "No apple tree is immune from worms." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

No apple tree is immune from worms. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

4. "A net will catch more than a pole." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A net will catch more than a pole. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

5. "The horses of hope gallop, but the asses of experience go slowly." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The horses of hope gallop, but the asses of experience go slowly. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

6. "Water does not run under a lying stone." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Water does not run under a lying stone. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

7. "A good wife and a wholesome cabbage soup, what more could you want?" (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A good wife and a wholesome cabbage soup, what more could you want? (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

8. "A magpie brought it on its tail." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A magpie brought it on its tail. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

9. "Another city, another temper." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Another city, another temper. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

10. "One can't spoil porridge with butter." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One can't spoil porridge with butter. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

11. "The bear dances but the tamer collects the money." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The bear dances but the tamer collects the money. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

12. "Still water undermines the bank." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Still water undermines the bank. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

13. "Do not look for trouble, trouble will find you itself." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Do not look for trouble, trouble will find you itself. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

14. "With a piece of bread in your hand you'll find paradise under a pine tree." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

With a piece of bread in your hand you'll find paradise under a pine tree. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

15. "A clever speech is pleasant to listen to." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A clever speech is pleasant to listen to. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

16. "The eye can see it, but the tooth can't bite it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The eye can see it, but the tooth can't bite it. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

17. "There may be deep bottoms in still waters." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There may be deep bottoms in still waters. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

18. "Fish seek a deep place, men seek a better place." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Fish seek a deep place, men seek a better place. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

19. "Hope for God, but do not be reliant." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Hope for God, but do not be reliant. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

20. "Chickens are counted in autumn." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Chickens are counted in autumn. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

21. "Fishermen recognize each other from far away." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Fishermen recognize each other from far away. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

22. "A goose is not a pig's friend." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A goose is not a pig's friend. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

23. "There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

24. "Two boots make a pair." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Two boots make a pair. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

25. "Gossip needs no carriage." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Gossip needs no carriage. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

26. "Conversation shortens the distance, singing lightens the load." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Conversation shortens the distance, singing lightens the load. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

27. "Even the sword doesn't cut the head of the one who confesses." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Even the sword doesn't cut the head of the one who confesses. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

28. "If one hand were the other they would both want to be clean." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If one hand were the other they would both want to be clean. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

29. "One should count chicks in autumn." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One should count chicks in autumn. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

30. "Truth does not need many words." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Truth does not need many words. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

31. "The nights are short for him who married late in life." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The nights are short for him who married late in life. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

32. "With seven nurses the child loses its eye." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

With seven nurses the child loses its eye. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

33. "The wife is twice precious only; when led into the house, and when taken out." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The wife is twice precious only; when led into the house, and when taken out. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

34. "Give him a fingernail, he will ask for the forearm." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Give him a fingernail, he will ask for the forearm. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

35. "As soon as your cart is turned over, everyone rushes to give you advice." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

As soon as your cart is turned over, everyone rushes to give you advice. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

36. "Live and scratch, when you're dead the itching will stop." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Live and scratch, when you're dead the itching will stop. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

37. "Partnership is an invention of the devil." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Partnership is an invention of the devil. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

38. "I would have had no luck, if not for misfortune." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

I would have had no luck, if not for misfortune. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

39. "Leave the good enough in peace." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Leave the good enough in peace. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

40. "Cut down the tree that you are able to." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Cut down the tree that you are able to. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

41. "The night walks the same road as the dream." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The night walks the same road as the dream. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

42. "What makes you happy, makes you rich." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

What makes you happy, makes you rich. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

43. "Desire is worse than compulsion." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Desire is worse than compulsion. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

44. "Who lives in exile finds that spring has no charm." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Who lives in exile finds that spring has no charm. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

45. "If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

46. "Don't blame your wife's side if your son is cross-eyed." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't blame your wife's side if your son is cross-eyed. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

47. "How echo is prompted, it will bounce back." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

How echo is prompted, it will bounce back. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

48. "In a rickety stable the cow produces no milk." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

In a rickety stable the cow produces no milk. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

49. "One fisherman recognizes another from afar." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One fisherman recognizes another from afar. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

50. "For every one with a plow, there's seven with a spoon." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

For every one with a plow, there's seven with a spoon. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

51. "When you live next to the cemetery you cannot weep for everyone." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When you live next to the cemetery you cannot weep for everyone. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

52. "Debt is beautiful only after it is repaid." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Debt is beautiful only after it is repaid. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

53. "In the lake of lies there are many dead fish." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

In the lake of lies there are many dead fish. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

54. "One can get sick of cake, but never of bread." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One can get sick of cake, but never of bread. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

55. "Who wants heat, must endure the smoke." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Who wants heat, must endure the smoke. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

56. "I need not fear my enemies because the most they can do is attack me. I need not fear my friends because the most they can do is betray me. But I have much to fear from people who are indifferent." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

I need not fear my enemies because the most they can do is attack me. I need not fear my friends because the most they can do is betray me. But I have much to fear from people who are indifferent. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

57. "No one can take two skins from one ox." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

No one can take two skins from one ox. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

58. "Tears come more often from the eyes than from the heart." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Tears come more often from the eyes than from the heart. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

59. "If everyone were a gentleman, who would make the mills work?" (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If everyone were a gentleman, who would make the mills work? (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

60. "Don't cast beads in front of pigs." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't cast beads in front of pigs. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

61. "The wolf is beaten not for being grey, but for having eaten a sheep." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The wolf is beaten not for being grey, but for having eaten a sheep. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

62. "Custom is stronger than law." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Custom is stronger than law. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

63. "Live for a century, learn for a century." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Live for a century, learn for a century. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

64. "Not every day is a Shrovetide, in time it will be a Lent." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Not every day is a Shrovetide, in time it will be a Lent. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

65. "Looking at a tree see its fruit; looking at a man see his deeds." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Looking at a tree see its fruit; looking at a man see his deeds. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

66. "For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

67. "With company, even death loses its sting." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

With company, even death loses its sting. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

68. "Men who watch their fortune grow find their houses too small." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Men who watch their fortune grow find their houses too small. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

69. "Poverty is not a sin, it's worse than that." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Poverty is not a sin, it's worse than that. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

70. "A loss is a gain for the mind." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A loss is a gain for the mind. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

71. "Ears do not grow higher than the head." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Ears do not grow higher than the head. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

72. "Law is like the shaft of a cart, it points wherever you turn it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Law is like the shaft of a cart, it points wherever you turn it. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

73. "Other people's money has sharp teeth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Other people's money has sharp teeth. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

74. "Seven people don't wait for one." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Seven people don't wait for one. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

75. "Advertising is the driving force of business." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Advertising is the driving force of business. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

76. "The wolf can always be hired very cheap as a shepherd." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The wolf can always be hired very cheap as a shepherd. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

77. "It is unpleasant to go alone, even to be drowned." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It is unpleasant to go alone, even to be drowned. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

78. "Wolf in sheep's pelt." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Wolf in sheep's pelt. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

79. "One good daughter is worth seven sons." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One good daughter is worth seven sons. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

80. "Without the shepherd, sheep are not a flock." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Without the shepherd, sheep are not a flock. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

81. "The nightingale can't be fed by fables." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The nightingale can't be fed by fables. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

82. "In Russia every day is of thirty hours." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

In Russia every day is of thirty hours. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

83. "Smooth hands love the labor of others." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Smooth hands love the labor of others. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

84. "Do not make jokes that cost more than a ruble." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Do not make jokes that cost more than a ruble. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

85. "Ask a lot, but take what is offered." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Ask a lot, but take what is offered. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

86. "A woman's hair is long, and her mind short." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A woman's hair is long, and her mind short. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

87. "It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

88. "If the peasant doesn't hear the thunder he won't make the sign of the cross." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If the peasant doesn't hear the thunder he won't make the sign of the cross. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

89. "What fell off the cart is as good as gone." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

What fell off the cart is as good as gone. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

90. "Make yourself a sheep and the wolf is ready." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Make yourself a sheep and the wolf is ready. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

91. "When Anger and Revenge get married, their daughter is called Cruelty." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When Anger and Revenge get married, their daughter is called Cruelty. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

92. "When gold speaks, everything else is silent." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When gold speaks, everything else is silent. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

93. "A drowning man grabs even a straw." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A drowning man grabs even a straw. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

94. "Habit is a shirt that we wear till death." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Habit is a shirt that we wear till death. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

95. "If you want to be a hundred you must start young." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you want to be a hundred you must start young. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

96. "Poverty is a sin that the rich never forgive." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Poverty is a sin that the rich never forgive. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

97. "If you cut it, you won't get it back." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you cut it, you won't get it back. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

98. "If you called yourself a milk-mushroom, get into the basket!" (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you called yourself a milk-mushroom, get into the basket! (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

99. "A field in common is always ravaged by bears." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A field in common is always ravaged by bears. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

100. "One's own shirt is closer to the body." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One's own shirt is closer to the body. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

101. "Only grave will cure the hunchback." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Only grave will cure the hunchback. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

102. "A cross-eyed Tsar, one-eyed ministers, blind subjects." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A cross-eyed Tsar, one-eyed ministers, blind subjects. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

103. "Ride slower, you'll get further." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Ride slower, you'll get further. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

104. "Who owns the bank owns the fish." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Who owns the bank owns the fish. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

105. "Without effort, you can't even pull a fish out of the pond." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Without effort, you can't even pull a fish out of the pond. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

106. "To ask is no sin, and to be refused is no calamity." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

To ask is no sin, and to be refused is no calamity. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

107. "It's good there, where we are not." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It's good there, where we are not. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

108. "Not everything is a mermaid that dives into the water." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Not everything is a mermaid that dives into the water. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

109. "A tale is told quickly, but the job is done slowly." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A tale is told quickly, but the job is done slowly. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

110. "Regretting the past is like chasing after the wind." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Regretting the past is like chasing after the wind. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

111. "What was written by a pen can't be erased by an axe." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

What was written by a pen can't be erased by an axe. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

112. "Although there's nothing to eat, life is fun." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Although there's nothing to eat, life is fun. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

113. "Whoever wants honey must breed bees." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Whoever wants honey must breed bees. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

114. "If God listened to every shepherd's curse, our sheep would all be dead." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If God listened to every shepherd's curse, our sheep would all be dead. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

115. "A friendly word is like a spring day." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A friendly word is like a spring day. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

116. "He who is frightened of a sparrow will never sow barley." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

He who is frightened of a sparrow will never sow barley. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

117. "The peasant sweats and the nobleman is always right." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The peasant sweats and the nobleman is always right. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

118. "A wise man sees only water in the tears of a woman." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A wise man sees only water in the tears of a woman. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

119. "The newborn baby yells; you die in silence." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The newborn baby yells; you die in silence. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

120. "The wolf spared the mare, left a tail and mane." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The wolf spared the mare, left a tail and mane. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

121. "Giving gifts to the rich is like pouring water into the sea." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Giving gifts to the rich is like pouring water into the sea. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

122. "What we own, we don't keep properly; when we lose it, we cry." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

What we own, we don't keep properly; when we lose it, we cry. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

123. "A spoonful of tar spoils a barrel of honey." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A spoonful of tar spoils a barrel of honey. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

124. "Don't swap horses when crossing the stream." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't swap horses when crossing the stream. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

125. "Extinguish the spark before the house is on fire, deflect the trouble before its strike." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Extinguish the spark before the house is on fire, deflect the trouble before its strike. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

126. "Abuse doesn't hang on the collar." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Abuse doesn't hang on the collar. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

127. "What's on sober's mind, is on drunk's tongue." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

What's on sober's mind, is on drunk's tongue. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

128. "Even the sword doesn't cut the head of the one who confesses." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Even the sword doesn't cut the head of the one who confesses. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

129. "The thief has a chicken's heart, he sleeps in fear." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The thief has a chicken's heart, he sleeps in fear. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

130. "Even in the ashes there will be a few sparks." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Even in the ashes there will be a few sparks. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

131. "Every cricket must know its hearth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Every cricket must know its hearth. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

132. "Thanks to one small candle the whole of Moscow burns." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Thanks to one small candle the whole of Moscow burns. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

133. "If you rush things, you'll only make others laugh." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you rush things, you'll only make others laugh. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

134. "When we sing everybody hears us; when we sigh, nobody hears us." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When we sing everybody hears us; when we sigh, nobody hears us. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

135. "God keeps those safe who keep themselves safe." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

God keeps those safe who keep themselves safe. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

136. "If you take a day trip, take a week's supply of bread." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you take a day trip, take a week's supply of bread. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

137. "There is no smoke without fire." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There is no smoke without fire. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

138. "Quality goods advertise themselves." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Quality goods advertise themselves. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

139. "There will be trouble if the cobbler starts making pies." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There will be trouble if the cobbler starts making pies. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

140. "A wooden bed is better than a golden coffin." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A wooden bed is better than a golden coffin. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

141. "A priest's belly is made up of several sheepskins." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A priest's belly is made up of several sheepskins. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

142. "Success and rest don't sleep together." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Success and rest don't sleep together. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

143. "The hearth in our house is warmer than our neighbor's." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The hearth in our house is warmer than our neighbor's. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

144. "If and when mushrooms grew in the mouth, that would have been not mouth but kitchen garden." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If and when mushrooms grew in the mouth, that would have been not mouth but kitchen garden. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

145. "There'll be a holiday in our street too." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There'll be a holiday in our street too. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

146. "All is well that ends well." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

All is well that ends well. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

147. "A day is long, but a lifetime is short." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A day is long, but a lifetime is short. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

148. "A lizard on a cushion will still seek leaves." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A lizard on a cushion will still seek leaves. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

149. "A judge and a stomach do their asking in silence." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A judge and a stomach do their asking in silence. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

150. "What you plant, you will harvest." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

What you plant, you will harvest. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

151. "Without a cat, mice feel free." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Without a cat, mice feel free. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

152. "If all of us take hold of it together, it won't feel heavy." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If all of us take hold of it together, it won't feel heavy. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

153. "A day is long, but a lifetime is short." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A day is long, but a lifetime is short. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

154. "Your tongue will take you as far as Kiev." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Your tongue will take you as far as Kiev. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

155. "There may be deep bottoms in still waters." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There may be deep bottoms in still waters. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

156. "A wooden bed is better than a golden coffin." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A wooden bed is better than a golden coffin. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

157. "A jug that has been mended lasts two hundred years." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A jug that has been mended lasts two hundred years. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

158. "Golden hands, but a wicked mouth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Golden hands, but a wicked mouth. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

159. "The bear dances but the tamer collects the money." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The bear dances but the tamer collects the money. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

160. "Don't open your mouth to eat other people's bread." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't open your mouth to eat other people's bread. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

161. "The shovel insults the poker." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The shovel insults the poker. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

162. "Grey hair into beard, devil into rib." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Grey hair into beard, devil into rib. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

163. "There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

164. "He makes the bed soft, yet it's hard to sleep on." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

He makes the bed soft, yet it's hard to sleep on. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

165. "An empty mill will turn without the wind." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

An empty mill will turn without the wind. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

166. "First the stable, then the cow." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

First the stable, then the cow. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

167. "If the pocket is empty, the judge is deaf." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If the pocket is empty, the judge is deaf. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

168. "Rather a bitter truth than a sweet lie." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Rather a bitter truth than a sweet lie. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

169. "The past is for God, the future for the Tsars." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The past is for God, the future for the Tsars. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

170. "What fell off the cart is as good as gone." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

What fell off the cart is as good as gone. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

171. "Measure seven times, cut once." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Measure seven times, cut once. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

172. "Judges and physicians kill with impunity." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Judges and physicians kill with impunity. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

173. "A good-looking man is pleasant to look at, but it is easier to live with an amusing one." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A good-looking man is pleasant to look at, but it is easier to live with an amusing one. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

174. "Make peace with people; wage war with your sins." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Make peace with people; wage war with your sins. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

175. "Morning is wiser than the evening." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Morning is wiser than the evening. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

176. "Naked, but right." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Naked, but right. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

177. "Repetition is the mother of learning." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Repetition is the mother of learning. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

178. "The belly is like a judge that is silent yet still asks questions." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The belly is like a judge that is silent yet still asks questions. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

179. "Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

180. "Mistrust is an axe in the tree of love." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Mistrust is an axe in the tree of love. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

181. "There is no law written for fools." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There is no law written for fools. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

182. "You cannot buy wisdom abroad if there is none at home." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You cannot buy wisdom abroad if there is none at home. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

183. "Love has its own language, but marriage falls back on the local dialect." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Love has its own language, but marriage falls back on the local dialect. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

184. "An old man telling lies is like a rich man stealing." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

An old man telling lies is like a rich man stealing. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

185. "The river is flat but the banks are steep." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The river is flat but the banks are steep. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

186. "If the fool ties a knot, even a clever person can't untie it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If the fool ties a knot, even a clever person can't untie it. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

187. "Until you have smoked out the bees, you can't eat the honey." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Until you have smoked out the bees, you can't eat the honey. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

188. "Don't have a friend who always agrees with you, but have a friend who argues with you." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't have a friend who always agrees with you, but have a friend who argues with you. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

189. "A bachelor is never sent as a go-between." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A bachelor is never sent as a go-between. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

190. "When a girl is born all four walls weep." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When a girl is born all four walls weep. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

191. "Don't buy the house, buy the neighborhood." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't buy the house, buy the neighborhood. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

192. "If given, take it; if beaten, run away." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If given, take it; if beaten, run away. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

193. "love's evil, you'll love even a goat." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

love's evil, you'll love even a goat. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

194. "Take the bull by the horns." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Take the bull by the horns. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

195. "There are two kinds of Chinese, those who give wine and those who drink it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There are two kinds of Chinese, those who give wine and those who drink it. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

196. "Around bread there will always be crumbs." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Around bread there will always be crumbs. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

197. "What comes out of one mouth goes into a hundred others." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

What comes out of one mouth goes into a hundred others. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

198. "If you throw nettles into your neighbors garden you will find them growing in your own." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you throw nettles into your neighbors garden you will find them growing in your own. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

199. "A new broom sweeps in a new way." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A new broom sweeps in a new way. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

200. "Paper will endure anything." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Paper will endure anything. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

201. "Death answers before it is asked." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Death answers before it is asked. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

202. "A lonely person is at home everywhere." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A lonely person is at home everywhere. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

203. "Clemency is the support of justice." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Clemency is the support of justice. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

204. "One cannot make a fur coat from thanks." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One cannot make a fur coat from thanks. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

205. "You don't learn anything from buying, but you do from selling." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You don't learn anything from buying, but you do from selling. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

206. "You don't milk a cow with your hands in your pockets." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You don't milk a cow with your hands in your pockets. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

207. "Even one matters in the battlefield." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Even one matters in the battlefield. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

208. "Envy sees the sea but not the rocks." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Envy sees the sea but not the rocks. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

209. "Be wise, but pretend to be ignorant." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Be wise, but pretend to be ignorant. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

210. "With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

211. "The morning is wiser than the evening." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The morning is wiser than the evening. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

212. "A spring egg is dear at the Easter day." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A spring egg is dear at the Easter day. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

213. "God is always where we don't look for him." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

God is always where we don't look for him. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

214. "As long as a child does not cry, it does not matter what pleases it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

As long as a child does not cry, it does not matter what pleases it. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

215. "Only chained bears dance." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Only chained bears dance. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

216. "Money is only good for a weekday, a holiday, and a rainy day." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Money is only good for a weekday, a holiday, and a rainy day. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

217. "Unless thunder strikes, a man won't cross himself." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Unless thunder strikes, a man won't cross himself. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

218. "Even good dogs have fleas." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Even good dogs have fleas. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

219. "The further into the woods, the more firewood you'll encounter." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The further into the woods, the more firewood you'll encounter. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

220. "They come into the courtroom in a suit and leave with no trousers." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

They come into the courtroom in a suit and leave with no trousers. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

221. "After the head is off, one does not cry over the hair." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

After the head is off, one does not cry over the hair. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

222. "Death carries on its shoulders a heavy Tsar just as easily as a light beggar." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Death carries on its shoulders a heavy Tsar just as easily as a light beggar. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

223. "Envy can breed swans from bad duck eggs." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Envy can breed swans from bad duck eggs. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

224. "While he was sinking, he promised me an axe if I save him, but when pulled ashore, he begrudged even an axe handle." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

While he was sinking, he promised me an axe if I save him, but when pulled ashore, he begrudged even an axe handle. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

225. "There are no friends in tastes and colors." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There are no friends in tastes and colors. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

226. "One does not go to Tula with one's own samovar." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One does not go to Tula with one's own samovar. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

227. "God likes trinity." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

God likes trinity. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

228. "When a needle sees a dagger, she cries “O sister!”." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When a needle sees a dagger, she cries “O sister!”. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

229. "Complacent fool harms worse than enemy." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Complacent fool harms worse than enemy. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

230. "The person whose Grandma tells fortunes is happy." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The person whose Grandma tells fortunes is happy. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

231. "Pray for revenge, and God will turn a deaf ear." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Pray for revenge, and God will turn a deaf ear. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

232. "They bow to you when borrowing, you bow to them when collecting." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

They bow to you when borrowing, you bow to them when collecting. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

233. "The poorer, the more generous." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The poorer, the more generous. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

234. "Deprive a mirror of its silver and even the czar won't see his face." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Deprive a mirror of its silver and even the czar won't see his face. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

235. "Look for wind in a field." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Look for wind in a field. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

236. "God wanted to punish mankind, so he created lawyers." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

God wanted to punish mankind, so he created lawyers. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

237. "It is bread that keeps one warm, not fur." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It is bread that keeps one warm, not fur. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

238. "A golden handshake convinces even the most skeptical judge." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A golden handshake convinces even the most skeptical judge. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

239. "The dog learns to swim when the water reaches his ears." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The dog learns to swim when the water reaches his ears. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

240. "Poor people are crafty." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Poor people are crafty. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

241. "One thread from everyone in the world, makes a shirt for the naked." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One thread from everyone in the world, makes a shirt for the naked. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

242. "What the heart doesn't see, the eye will not see either." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

What the heart doesn't see, the eye will not see either. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

243. "One day before you is better than ten years behind you." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One day before you is better than ten years behind you. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

244. "When money speaks the truth is silent." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When money speaks the truth is silent. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

245. "Simplicity is worse than thievery." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Simplicity is worse than thievery. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

246. "One son is no son, two sons is no son, but three sons is a son." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One son is no son, two sons is no son, but three sons is a son. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

247. "Don't ask the old one, ask the experienced one." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't ask the old one, ask the experienced one. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

248. "Small gifts go to places where men expect bigger ones." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Small gifts go to places where men expect bigger ones. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

249. "The calmer you go, the further along you will be." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The calmer you go, the further along you will be. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

250. "Forgiveness is a pillar of justice." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Forgiveness is a pillar of justice. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

251. "Where something is thin, that's where it tears." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Where something is thin, that's where it tears. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

252. "In another person's eye one can notice even a mote, but in one's own, cannot see even a log." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

In another person's eye one can notice even a mote, but in one's own, cannot see even a log. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

253. "Wisdom is born; stupidity is learned." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Wisdom is born; stupidity is learned. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

254. "Don't say “hop”, until you jumped over." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't say “hop”, until you jumped over. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

255. "Once you have fallen into the water, you're not scared of water any more." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Once you have fallen into the water, you're not scared of water any more. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

256. "Your body belongs to the Tsar, your soul to God, and your back to the squire." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Your body belongs to the Tsar, your soul to God, and your back to the squire. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

257. "A clever head, but given to foolishness." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A clever head, but given to foolishness. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

258. "The castle gates will always open for gold-laden donkeys." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The castle gates will always open for gold-laden donkeys. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

259. "Old age is not a joy, but death is not a gain." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Old age is not a joy, but death is not a gain. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

260. "Not all who make love make marriages." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Not all who make love make marriages. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

261. "Eggs cannot teach a hen." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Eggs cannot teach a hen. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

262. "Rotten straw can harm a healthy horse." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Rotten straw can harm a healthy horse. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

263. "Truth is spoken from the toddler's mouth; From the mouth of babes." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Truth is spoken from the toddler's mouth; From the mouth of babes. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

264. "If you talk to an official you must talk rubles." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you talk to an official you must talk rubles. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

265. "Eat until you are half full; drink until you are half drunk." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Eat until you are half full; drink until you are half drunk. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

266. "When you are in a pack of hounds, you either bark or wag your tail." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When you are in a pack of hounds, you either bark or wag your tail. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

267. "You get used to everything, even hell." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You get used to everything, even hell. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

268. "Out of sight, out of heart." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Out of sight, out of heart. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

269. "One stupid woman recognizes another one from a distance." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One stupid woman recognizes another one from a distance. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

270. "I'd like to drink honey with your lips." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

I'd like to drink honey with your lips. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

271. "I sell it for what I bought it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

I sell it for what I bought it. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

272. "Two deaths will not happen, but one is inevitable." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Two deaths will not happen, but one is inevitable. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

273. "Trust, but verify." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Trust, but verify. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

274. "Don't dig a pit for somebody to fall into, or you will end up in it yourself." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't dig a pit for somebody to fall into, or you will end up in it yourself. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

275. "No year has two summers." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

No year has two summers. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

276. "A soldier who doesn't dream of becoming a general is a bad one." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A soldier who doesn't dream of becoming a general is a bad one. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

277. "Words are silver, silence is gold." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Words are silver, silence is gold. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

278. "Any wise man has enough of simplicity." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Any wise man has enough of simplicity. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

279. "You cannot throw a word out of a song." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You cannot throw a word out of a song. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

280. "Spending is quick, earning is slow." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Spending is quick, earning is slow. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

281. "There is no truth in feet." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There is no truth in feet. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

282. "After your daughter is married, there comes a number of potential sons-in-law." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

After your daughter is married, there comes a number of potential sons-in-law. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

283. "Do not look for further good from good." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Do not look for further good from good. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

284. "Give a naked man a piece of cloth and he will say it is too thick." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Give a naked man a piece of cloth and he will say it is too thick. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

285. "The boss is always right." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The boss is always right. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

286. "Pray to God but continue to row to the shore." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Pray to God but continue to row to the shore. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

287. "Another person's soul is in darkness." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Another person's soul is in darkness. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

288. "Bread is the head of everything." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Bread is the head of everything. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

289. "A holy place is never empty." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A holy place is never empty. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

290. "One who seeks no friends is his own enemy." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One who seeks no friends is his own enemy. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

291. "He need not search his pockets for words." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

He need not search his pockets for words. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

292. "Good fortune wears a pretty dress but its underclothes do not bear investigation." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Good fortune wears a pretty dress but its underclothes do not bear investigation. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

293. "Only he who does nothing makes no mistakes." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Only he who does nothing makes no mistakes. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

294. "Let everyone pick his own nose." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Let everyone pick his own nose. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

295. "Your dog wishes you a long life." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Your dog wishes you a long life. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

296. "Horseradish is no sweeter than radish." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Horseradish is no sweeter than radish. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

297. "Don't wade into a river without knowing a ford." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't wade into a river without knowing a ford. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

298. "There is more light than can be seen through the window." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There is more light than can be seen through the window. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

299. "Work is afraid of a skilled worker." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Work is afraid of a skilled worker. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

300. "If you don't crack the shell, you can't eat the nut." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you don't crack the shell, you can't eat the nut. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

301. "A toad too would like to crack nuts, but he has no teeth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A toad too would like to crack nuts, but he has no teeth. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

302. "A drop hollows out a stone." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A drop hollows out a stone. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

303. "Sorrow doesn't kill, but it blights." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Sorrow doesn't kill, but it blights. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

304. "The woman had no trouble, so she bought a piglet." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The woman had no trouble, so she bought a piglet. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

305. "An old dog can't get used to chains." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

An old dog can't get used to chains. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

306. "As long as the fish swims in the water, don't light up the grill." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

As long as the fish swims in the water, don't light up the grill. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

307. "When Anger and Revenge get married, their daughter is called Cruelty." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When Anger and Revenge get married, their daughter is called Cruelty. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

308. "You cannot write in the chimney with charcoal." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You cannot write in the chimney with charcoal. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

309. "On a fishing lull, even a crayfish is fish, at the lack people even a lazybones is a human being." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

On a fishing lull, even a crayfish is fish, at the lack people even a lazybones is a human being. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

310. "Honest work won't let you live in a stone palace." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Honest work won't let you live in a stone palace. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

311. "Bury truth in a golden coffin, it will break it open." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Bury truth in a golden coffin, it will break it open. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

312. "You have summer and you have winter, why, then, be in a hurry?" (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You have summer and you have winter, why, then, be in a hurry? (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

313. "Jesus Christ was crucified by public opinion." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Jesus Christ was crucified by public opinion. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

314. "The snail is coming, who knows when it arrives." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The snail is coming, who knows when it arrives. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

315. "One shouldn't beat the one who fell." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One shouldn't beat the one who fell. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

316. "If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

317. "Eternal peace lasts until the next war." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Eternal peace lasts until the next war. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

318. "Beauty is the sister of idleness and the mother of luxury." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Beauty is the sister of idleness and the mother of luxury. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

319. "Tambourines are good when they are behind mountains." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Tambourines are good when they are behind mountains. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

320. "There are many fathers, but only one mother." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There are many fathers, but only one mother. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

321. "One road for the fugitive and a hundred for the pursuer." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One road for the fugitive and a hundred for the pursuer. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

322. "You can't escape your fate even with a horse." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You can't escape your fate even with a horse. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

323. "Do not spit into a well, it may be useful to drink water." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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324. "You would do better to sit on a powder keg than on the knee of a woman." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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325. "Fear the law not the judge." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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326. "He who offers his back should not complain if it is beaten." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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327. "The first pancake is always a failure." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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328. "One doesn't shear naked sheep." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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329. "When the Tsar sins the Empire must do penance." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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330. "To know that candles are expensive is of no value to the blind man." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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331. "The cat knows whose meat it has eaten." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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332. "You do not need a whip to urge on an obedient horse." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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333. "Everything tastes bitter to him with gall in his mouth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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334. "An enemy will agree, but a friend will argue." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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335. "If a poor man finds a penny, it is probably a false one." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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336. "In the garden of time grows the flower of consolation." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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337. "No family has no ugly member." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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338. "On an empty belly every burden is heavy." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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339. "Vodka is the aunt of wine." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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340. "All lay loads on a willing horse." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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341. "The river's reputation ends where the sea begins." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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342. "God doesn't give more beards than soap." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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343. "Friendship is friendship but service is service." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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344. "Better a bed of wood than a bier of gold." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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345. "Meanness looks through one eye only, ambition is blind." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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346. "You don't get a headache from what other people have drunk." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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347. "It will snap where it's thinnest." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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348. "Even a cat appreciates kind words." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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349. "It's better to be known as a rascal than a fool." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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350. "If only youth would know, if only old age were able." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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351. "Patience and work will fray through anything." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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352. "Hypocrites kick with their hind feet while licking with their tongues." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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353. "The cat with cream on her whiskers should have a good excuse ready." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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354. "It's a crime if you get caught." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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355. "He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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356. "So the man, so his shadow." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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357. "What you go looking for, you will find." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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358. "Fear the goat from the front, the horse from the rear, and man from all sides." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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359. "God gave, God took back." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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360. "The naked don't fear robbery." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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361. "Bad news doesn't rest peacefully." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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362. "Money is like down, one puff and it's gone." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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363. "Our eyes are our enemies." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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364. "As long as a child does not cry, it does not matter what pleases it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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365. "A kind word is like a Spring day." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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366. "What men usually ask for when they pray to God is, that two and two may not make four." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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367. "The wolf will hire himself out very cheaply as a shepherd." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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368. "What used to be, is now gone and overgrown with grass." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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369. "If men could foresee the future, they would still behave as they do now." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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370. "The Tsar has three hands but only one ear." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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371. "The titmouse boasted of putting the sea on the fire." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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372. "A spooked crow is afraid of a bush." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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373. "Better late than never." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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374. "Bread doesn't go for the belly." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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375. "Don't be so clever; cleverer ones than you are in jail." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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376. "A silent man is not a conquered man." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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377. "Only a fool will make a doctor his heir." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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378. "A dog on hay will neither eat it himself, nor let others eat it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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379. "Who falls in the water will hold on to the foam to save himself." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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380. "The scythe has hit a stone." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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381. "As long as the sun shines one does not ask for the moon." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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382. "A good-looking man is pleasant to look at, but it is easier to live with an amusing one." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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383. "A drop of water in the eyes of the Tsar costs the country many handkerchiefs." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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384. "If rubles fell from heaven the poor would have no bag." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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385. "A fisherman can tell another fisherman from afar." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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386. "They use a wedge to knock out a wedge." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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387. "In a fight the rich man tries to save his face, the poor man his coat." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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388. "The moon gives us light but no heat." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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389. "The apple falls not so far away from the apple-tree." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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390. "A sleeping fox counts chicken in his dreams." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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391. "Living your life is not like crossing a meadow." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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392. "The bird is known by its flight." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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393. "Habit is a shirt that we wear till death." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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394. "The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing the job." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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395. "Fortune and misfortune live in the same courtyard." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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396. "You can bend an alder-tree, if you do it gradually." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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397. "There is nothing better than a rich wife and a generous mother-in-law." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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398. "Never kiss an opportunity with a dirty mouth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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399. "Keep your ears wider and your mouth narrower." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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400. "Hands wash each other, a thief covers another thief." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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401. "I ran from the wolf but ran into a bear." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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402. "Hang a German, even if he is a good man." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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403. "A fool is not afraid to lose his mind." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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404. "Eat bread and salt, cut the mother truth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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405. "Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you who you are." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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406. "The person afraid of bad luck will never know good." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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407. "Every sandpiper praises his own swamp." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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408. "It is good to pay with other people's money." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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409. "Studying is light; not studying is darkness." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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410. "When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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411. "For a big ship, a big voyage." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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412. "Do not make elephant out of fly." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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413. "A nightingale doesn't feed on songs." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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414. "A cat always knows whose meat it eats." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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415. "Don't boast when you start out, but when you get there." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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416. "Love is like a glass that breaks if handled clumsily." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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417. "Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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418. "A woman's tongue is longer than her hair." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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419. "Work is not a wolf, it's not going away to the forest." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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420. "A boat stands firmer with two anchors." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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421. "All are not cooks who walk with long knives." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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422. "The man is the flame, the woman the glow." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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423. "Your elbow is close, yet you can't bite it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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424. "After all, every man is the son of a woman." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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425. "You'll learn from those you hang out with." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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426. "A girl never grows into a lady." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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427. "He who serves the Tsar cannot serve his people." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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428. "The rich would have to eat money, but luckily the poor provide food." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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429. "The stargazer's toe is often stubbed." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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430. "A bad peace is better than a good quarrel." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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431. "The wise man says “I am looking for truth”; and the fool, “I have found truth”." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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432. "You never know what you can do till you try." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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433. "Habit is second nature." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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434. "An old friend is better than two new ones." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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435. "Wine causes guilt." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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436. "One does not look for good when he is well." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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437. "Trouble never comes alone." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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438. "No one is dragged to heaven by the hair." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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439. "No matter how much you feed a wolf, he will always return to the forest." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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440. "Not for village, not for town." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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441. "The noblemen's quarrels can be read on the backs of the peasants." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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442. "They choose lesser of two evils." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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443. "Do not make elephant out of fly." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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444. "I'm not me, and this horse isn't mine." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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445. "Seven axes lie together, two distaffs apart." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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446. "Lie, but don't overdo it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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447. "The more you know the less will you sleep." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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448. "Make a friend of the wolf, but keep your axe ready." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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449. "Fear has big eyes." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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450. "Visiting is good, but home is better." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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451. "The horse may run quickly, but it can't escape its own tail." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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452. "A horse has four legs, but still stumbles." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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453. "Don't praise your furnace when the house is cold." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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454. "When misers die, children open up their coffers." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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455. "Why marry, when your neighbor's wife is ready to go to bed with you?" (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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456. "Many who have gold in the house are looking for copper outside." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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457. "Live and scratch, when you're dead the itching will stop." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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458. "Honor goes to God; the priests get the bacon." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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459. "When death is there, dying is over." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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460. "A word of kindness is better than a fat pie." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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461. "The future is for those who know how to wait." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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462. "Forbidden fruit is sweet." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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463. "Once you have fallen into the water, you're not scared of water any more." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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464. "A job feeds a man, laziness spoils him." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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465. "Tell God the truth, but give money to the judge." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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466. "To live with wolves, you have to howl like a wolf." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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467. "The blind cannot see, the proud will not." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The blind cannot see, the proud will not. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

468. "Make a friend of the wolf, but keep your axe ready." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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469. "Haste is good only for catching flies." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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470. "You must chop down the tree that gives too much or too little shade." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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471. "Don't be afraid of the dog who barks, but be afraid of the one, who is silent and wags its tail." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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472. "Don't look for a sea when you can drown in a puddle." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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473. "Men will not be fortunate without a helping hand from misfortune." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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474. "The offender never forgives." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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475. "Invite a peasant to your table and he'll put his feet on it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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476. "You need sharp axes for knotty trees." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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477. "Seek the brave in prison and the stupid among the clergy." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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478. "Work makes you into a hunchback and then rich." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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479. "Fate can't be avoided." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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480. "The raven won't peck out the eye of another." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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481. "Small children give you headache; big children heartache." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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482. "Law is a flag and gold is the wind that makes it wave." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

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483. "Cry and the whole world cries with you." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Cry and the whole world cries with you. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

484. "An indispensable thing never has much value." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

An indispensable thing never has much value. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

485. "A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

486. "Beginning is the big trouble." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Beginning is the big trouble. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

487. "The vulture embraced the chicken until its last breath." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The vulture embraced the chicken until its last breath. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

488. "You cannot build a wall with one stone." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You cannot build a wall with one stone. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

489. "Just because one fears wolves, is one not to go into the woods?" (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Just because one fears wolves, is one not to go into the woods? (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

490. "Once burned by milk you will blow on cold water." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Once burned by milk you will blow on cold water. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

491. "The thief makes perhaps one mistake; those he stole from made a hundred." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The thief makes perhaps one mistake; those he stole from made a hundred. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

492. "You can't sew buttons on your neighbor's mouth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You can't sew buttons on your neighbor's mouth. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

493. "A bad dancer always has trouble with his balls." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A bad dancer always has trouble with his balls. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

494. "Confide a secret to a dumb man and he will speak." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Confide a secret to a dumb man and he will speak. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

495. "Every day is a messenger of God." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Every day is a messenger of God. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

496. "A thief's hat burns." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A thief's hat burns. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

497. "Seven nannies make a kid not looked after." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Seven nannies make a kid not looked after. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

498. "The wolves are sated, and the sheep are intact." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The wolves are sated, and the sheep are intact. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

499. "Close to the Tsar, close to death." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Close to the Tsar, close to death. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

500. "The peasant will not cross himself before it begins to thunder." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The peasant will not cross himself before it begins to thunder. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

501. "When you are at home, even the walls help you." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When you are at home, even the walls help you. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

502. "They come into the courtroom in a suit and leave with no trousers." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

They come into the courtroom in a suit and leave with no trousers. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

503. "On the tongue there's honey, and on the heart there's ice." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

On the tongue there's honey, and on the heart there's ice. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

504. "The tears of strangers are only water." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The tears of strangers are only water. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

505. "My tongue is my enemy." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

My tongue is my enemy. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

506. "It is easier for the mare when a woman is off the cart." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It is easier for the mare when a woman is off the cart. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

507. "The snail is coming, who knows when it arrives." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The snail is coming, who knows when it arrives. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

508. "No-one goes to another monastery with their own charter." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

No-one goes to another monastery with their own charter. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

509. "No one is hanged who has money in his pocket." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

No one is hanged who has money in his pocket. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

510. "The more you know the less will you sleep." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The more you know the less will you sleep. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

511. "Seven troubles, one response." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Seven troubles, one response. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

512. "Bread and salt never quarrel." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Bread and salt never quarrel. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

513. "Give your children too much freedom and you lose your own." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Give your children too much freedom and you lose your own. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

514. "Be fair to the devil." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Be fair to the devil. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

515. "Don't praise your furnace when the house is cold." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't praise your furnace when the house is cold. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

516. "Who talks little hears better." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Who talks little hears better. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

517. "Time makes the best healer." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Time makes the best healer. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

518. "Friendship is friendship, but keep our tobacco apart." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Friendship is friendship, but keep our tobacco apart. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

519. "For him who does not believe in signs, there is no way to live in the world." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

For him who does not believe in signs, there is no way to live in the world. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

520. "Hunger is not your aunt." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Hunger is not your aunt. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

521. "Trust in God, but mind your own business." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Trust in God, but mind your own business. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

522. "Each time it's different." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Each time it's different. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

523. "Don't look at the teeth of a horse you've been given." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't look at the teeth of a horse you've been given. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

524. "A pessimist is a well-informed optimist." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A pessimist is a well-informed optimist. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

525. "Fighting for your country glorifies death." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Fighting for your country glorifies death. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

526. "A wife should be as humble as a lamb, busy as a bee, as beautiful as a bird of paradise and faithful as a turtle dove." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A wife should be as humble as a lamb, busy as a bee, as beautiful as a bird of paradise and faithful as a turtle dove. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

527. "A tale is soon told; a deed is not soon done." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A tale is soon told; a deed is not soon done. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

528. "The sober man's secret is the drunkard's speech." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The sober man's secret is the drunkard's speech. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

529. "It is easier to bear a child once a year than to shave every day." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It is easier to bear a child once a year than to shave every day. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

530. "Take a man at his word, an ox by the horns." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Take a man at his word, an ox by the horns. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

531. "When wood is chopped, woodchips will fly." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When wood is chopped, woodchips will fly. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

532. "A rumor fills the earth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A rumor fills the earth. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

533. "It's not gods who make pots." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It's not gods who make pots. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

534. "They don't swing fists when the fight is over." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

They don't swing fists when the fight is over. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

535. "On the belly there is silk, and in the belly, just a click." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

On the belly there is silk, and in the belly, just a click. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

536. "A thousand friends are few; one enemy is too many." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A thousand friends are few; one enemy is too many. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

537. "You cannot please everybody." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You cannot please everybody. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

538. "It's better to be a cripple than always sitting down." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It's better to be a cripple than always sitting down. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

539. "Bad news doesn't rest peacefully." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Bad news doesn't rest peacefully. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

540. "If you flatter the mother, you will embrace the daughter." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you flatter the mother, you will embrace the daughter. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

541. "Every seed knows its time." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Every seed knows its time. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

542. "There is no repentance after death." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There is no repentance after death. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

543. "Not everyone who has a cowl on is a monk." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Not everyone who has a cowl on is a monk. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

544. "If your heart is a rose, then your mouth will speak perfumed words." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If your heart is a rose, then your mouth will speak perfumed words. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

545. "The hammer shatters glass but forges steel." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

546. "The devil boasted of ruling the whole world, but God didn't give him power over even the pig." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The devil boasted of ruling the whole world, but God didn't give him power over even the pig. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

547. "Fools are not sown or reaped, they appear by themselves." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Fools are not sown or reaped, they appear by themselves. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

548. "The wolf is not afraid of the sheepdog, but he is of his chain." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The wolf is not afraid of the sheepdog, but he is of his chain. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

549. "Unless caught stealing, one is not a thief." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Unless caught stealing, one is not a thief. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

550. "Where you saw wood, there the sawdust will fall." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Where you saw wood, there the sawdust will fall. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

551. "Where necessity speaks it demands." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Where necessity speaks it demands. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

552. "The one who pulls a cart is urged on." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The one who pulls a cart is urged on. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

553. "One's own burden doesn't encumber." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One's own burden doesn't encumber. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

554. "When he mounts his horse he forgets God; when he dismounts, he forgets his horse." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When he mounts his horse he forgets God; when he dismounts, he forgets his horse. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

555. "He is brave when fighting against sheep, and when fighting against a brave man he's a sheep himself." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

He is brave when fighting against sheep, and when fighting against a brave man he's a sheep himself. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

556. "If you don't have a hundred rubles, make sure you have a hundred friends." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you don't have a hundred rubles, make sure you have a hundred friends. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

557. "If God sends you meal, the devil takes the sack." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If God sends you meal, the devil takes the sack. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

558. "Seat the pig at the table, she'll put her legs on the table." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Seat the pig at the table, she'll put her legs on the table. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

559. "Wine bears no blame, only the drunkard." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Wine bears no blame, only the drunkard. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

560. "Absentmindedness is searching for the horse you are riding." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Absentmindedness is searching for the horse you are riding. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

561. "First do it, then say it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

First do it, then say it. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

562. "When it's raining one doesn't roof the cottage, and when it's not raining the roof isn't leaking." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When it's raining one doesn't roof the cottage, and when it's not raining the roof isn't leaking. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

563. "A stranger's soul is like a dark forest." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A stranger's soul is like a dark forest. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

564. "Paper will endure anything." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Paper will endure anything. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

565. "You cannot break a wall with your forehead." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You cannot break a wall with your forehead. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

566. "Where goes a horse with its hoof, there goes a crayfish with its pincer." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Where goes a horse with its hoof, there goes a crayfish with its pincer. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

567. "There is no example for an unjust court." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There is no example for an unjust court. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

568. "The coat is quite new, only the holes are old." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The coat is quite new, only the holes are old. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

569. "Death does not take the old but the ripe." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Death does not take the old but the ripe. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

570. "Those who love you will make you weep; those who hate you will make you laugh." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Those who love you will make you weep; those who hate you will make you laugh. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

571. "Bragging is unlike mowing; it won't make your back ache." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Bragging is unlike mowing; it won't make your back ache. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

572. "If the fool has a hunchback no one remarks about it; if a wise man has a boil everybody talks about it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If the fool has a hunchback no one remarks about it; if a wise man has a boil everybody talks about it. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

573. "A virgin's heart is a dark forest." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A virgin's heart is a dark forest. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

574. "We all see the same sun, but we don't eat the same meal." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

We all see the same sun, but we don't eat the same meal. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

575. "Drink but be an expert in your business." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Drink but be an expert in your business. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

576. "Prey runs into a trapper." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Prey runs into a trapper. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

577. "Strike while the iron is hot." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Strike while the iron is hot. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

578. "If the family is together, the soul is in the right place." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If the family is together, the soul is in the right place. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

579. "Eternity makes room for a salty cucumber." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Eternity makes room for a salty cucumber. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

580. "Two deaths will not happen, but one is inevitable." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Two deaths will not happen, but one is inevitable. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

581. "These are just flowers; berries will come soon." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

These are just flowers; berries will come soon. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

582. "Warm a frozen snake and it will be the first to bite you." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Warm a frozen snake and it will be the first to bite you. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

583. "Good brotherhood is the best wealth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Good brotherhood is the best wealth. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

584. "It is never winter in the land of hope." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It is never winter in the land of hope. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

585. "Don't worry if you borrow, worry if you lend." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't worry if you borrow, worry if you lend. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

586. "It's better to see once than hear a hundred times." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It's better to see once than hear a hundred times. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

587. "There are more whores in hiding than there are public ones." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There are more whores in hiding than there are public ones. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

588. "A sin of gold is followed by a punishment of lead." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A sin of gold is followed by a punishment of lead. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

589. "It worked on paper, but we've forgotten about ravines." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It worked on paper, but we've forgotten about ravines. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

590. "A hammer will shatter glass yet it can forge steel." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A hammer will shatter glass yet it can forge steel. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

591. "Don't put it in my ear, but in my hand." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Don't put it in my ear, but in my hand. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

592. "It doesn't matter what the kid plays with as long as he doesn't cry." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It doesn't matter what the kid plays with as long as he doesn't cry. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

593. "If God listened to every shepherd's curse, our sheep would all be dead." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If God listened to every shepherd's curse, our sheep would all be dead. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

594. "Another's cow can moo, yours had best stay silent." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Another's cow can moo, yours had best stay silent. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

595. "An old loan repaid is like finding something new." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

An old loan repaid is like finding something new. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

596. "Misfortune does not visit the weak-hearted." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Misfortune does not visit the weak-hearted. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

597. "The lonely person is at home everywhere." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The lonely person is at home everywhere. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

598. "One meets greets people by their clothes, and says farewell by their mind." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One meets greets people by their clothes, and says farewell by their mind. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

599. "Death is not found behind mountains but right behind our shoulders." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Death is not found behind mountains but right behind our shoulders. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

600. "If age and experience came at birth, We would have neither youth nor mirth." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If age and experience came at birth, We would have neither youth nor mirth. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

601. "If you make a fool pray to God, he will hurt his forehead and other people's toes." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you make a fool pray to God, he will hurt his forehead and other people's toes. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

602. "To keep a new friend, never break with the old." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

To keep a new friend, never break with the old. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

603. "When night falls the face of the wolf lights up." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

When night falls the face of the wolf lights up. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

604. "In a deal there are two fools, the one who asks too much and the one who asks too little." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

In a deal there are two fools, the one who asks too much and the one who asks too little. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

605. "He who is destined for the gallows will not be drowned." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

He who is destined for the gallows will not be drowned. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

606. "Water never loses its way." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Water never loses its way. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

607. "Neither fish nor meat." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Neither fish nor meat. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

608. "Bad luck is fertile." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Bad luck is fertile. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

609. "One never tires working for oneself." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One never tires working for oneself. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

610. "Not the place adorns the man, but a man adorns the place." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Not the place adorns the man, but a man adorns the place. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

611. "Judges and physicians kill with impunity." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Judges and physicians kill with impunity. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

612. "One glass is for health, second one is for fun, third one is for nothing." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

One glass is for health, second one is for fun, third one is for nothing. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

613. "Death is a giant against whom even the Tsars must draw weapons." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Death is a giant against whom even the Tsars must draw weapons. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

614. "Shame is worse than death." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Shame is worse than death. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

615. "Badly oiled wheels will squeak." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Badly oiled wheels will squeak. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

616. "You know a bird from the way he flies." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You know a bird from the way he flies. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

617. "Moustaches are respected, and beards worn even by goats." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Moustaches are respected, and beards worn even by goats. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

618. "Hold your children with your heart but teach them with your hands." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Hold your children with your heart but teach them with your hands. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

619. "A proverb can't be judged." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A proverb can't be judged. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

620. "Better to turn back than to lose your way." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Better to turn back than to lose your way. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

621. "Eat what is cooked; listen to what is said." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Eat what is cooked; listen to what is said. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

622. "Not every glittering thing is gold." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Not every glittering thing is gold. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

623. "Happiness is not a horse; you cannot harness it." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Happiness is not a horse; you cannot harness it. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

624. "There is no honor when there is nothing to eat." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There is no honor when there is nothing to eat. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

625. "It is easier to fill twenty bellies than one pair of eyes." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

It is easier to fill twenty bellies than one pair of eyes. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

626. "Every vegetable has its time." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Every vegetable has its time. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

627. "Keep your ears wider and your mouth narrower." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Keep your ears wider and your mouth narrower. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

628. "In a crush, yet without resentment." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

In a crush, yet without resentment. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

629. "A boat stands firmer with two anchors." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A boat stands firmer with two anchors. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

630. "Your feet are crooked, your hair is good for nothing, said the pig to the horse." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Your feet are crooked, your hair is good for nothing, said the pig to the horse. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

631. "You can't drive straight on a twisting lane." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You can't drive straight on a twisting lane. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

632. "Tis a hard winter when one wolf eats another." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Tis a hard winter when one wolf eats another. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

633. "There's no harm in wine; it's drunkenness that is at fault." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There's no harm in wine; it's drunkenness that is at fault. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

634. "Lambskin is not worth currying." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Lambskin is not worth currying. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

635. "Wolf feeds on his feet." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Wolf feeds on his feet. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

636. "Acknowledgement is half of correction." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Acknowledgement is half of correction. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

637. "The agreement costs more than money." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The agreement costs more than money. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

638. "Old age is not a blessing." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Old age is not a blessing. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

639. "There's no bad without the good." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

There's no bad without the good. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

640. "A single man in a field is not a warrior." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A single man in a field is not a warrior. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

641. "If the claw is stuck, the whole bird is lost." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

If the claw is stuck, the whole bird is lost. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

642. "You can best shoot an eagle with an arrow made from its own feathers." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You can best shoot an eagle with an arrow made from its own feathers. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

643. "Love and eggs are best when they are fresh." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Love and eggs are best when they are fresh. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

644. "Big in body, but small in deeds." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Big in body, but small in deeds. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

645. "You can't keep a word of thanks in your pocket." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

You can't keep a word of thanks in your pocket. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

646. "A man without a wife is like a man in winter without a fur cap." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A man without a wife is like a man in winter without a fur cap. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

647. "They wait three years for what was promised." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

They wait three years for what was promised. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

648. "Death does not come free of charge, for it costs us our life." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Death does not come free of charge, for it costs us our life. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

649. "They say they milk chickens." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

They say they milk chickens. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

650. "Ice in spring is treacherous; new friendships are seldom sure." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Ice in spring is treacherous; new friendships are seldom sure. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

651. "Peace lasts until the army comes, and the army lasts until peace comes." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Peace lasts until the army comes, and the army lasts until peace comes. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

652. "A chatterbox is a treasure for a spy." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

A chatterbox is a treasure for a spy. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

653. "Even an eagle will not fly higher than the sun." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

Even an eagle will not fly higher than the sun. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

654. "The slower you go, the farther you will be." (Russian Sayings) Click to tweet

The slower you go, the farther you will be. (Russian Sayings);  #AsianSayings

 

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