Proverbs and old sayings Russian, page 40

953 proverbs and old sayings russian

What was written by a pen, cannot be taken out with an axe.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Until you have smoked out the bees, you can't eat the honey.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Whether you hit an owl with a stump, or a stump with an owl.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Giving gifts to the rich is like pouring water into the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about gifts, wealth, water

If one hand were the other they would both want to be clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

No money is taken for just looking at somebody or something.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about money

Eat until you are half full; drink until you are half drunk.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about drinking

If everyone were a gentleman, who would make the mills work?

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about work

Invite a peasant to your table and he'll put his feet on it.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about peasantry

The horse may run quickly, but it can't escape its own tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

You may call me even a pot, just don't put me into the oven.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Money is only good for a weekday, a holiday, and a rainy day.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about holidays, money, day, good, good luck

One would like to eat honey, but would not like to get stung.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Death does not come free of charge, for it costs us our life.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about death, life

Men who watch their fortune grow find their houses too small.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about wealth, man

Don't chat on the phone - a talker is a great find for a spy.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

If everyone gives one thread, the poor man will have a shirt.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about man

There may be snow on the roof, but there's fire in the belly.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about fire, fire brigade

If you called yourself a milk-mushroom? get into the basket!.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Do not spit into the well that you might need to drink out of.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about drinking, need