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Origin: Russian

Contains 58 proverb(s)

Proverbs which originated from Russian

ProverbOrigin
Ask about your neighbors, then buy the houseRussian
Every road has two directionsRussian
Everything passes, everything wears out, everything breaks.
(tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse)
Russian
Gratitude is the heart's memoryRussian
A handfull of patience is worth a bushel of brainsRussian
He who has health has hope; and he who has hope, has everythingRussian
If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrowRussian
Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and liliesRussian
There is a pinch of the madman in every great manRussian
A field held in common is always ravaged by bears.Russian
A jug that has been mended lasts two hundred years.Russian
A lizard on a cushion will still seek leaves.Russian
After the head is off, one does not cry over the hair.Russian
An egg is dear on Easter day.Russian
An enemy will agree, but a friend will argue.Russian
An icy May fills the granaries.Russian
An indispensable thing never has much value.Russian
An old loan repaid is like finding something new.Russian
As long as a child does not cry it does not matter what pleases it.Russian
Bad luck is fertile.Russian
Devils live in quiet pond.Russian
Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky.Russian
Don't worry if you borrow, but worry if you lend.Russian
Even a coffin is made to measure.Russian
Every day learns from the one that went before, but no day teaches the one that follows.Russian
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