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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 about contentment

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

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about drinking, need, contentment

You don't learn anything from buying, but you do from selling.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about contentment

Ice in spring is treacherous; new friendships are seldom sure.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about spring

If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog as well.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about contentment

A soldier on furlough lets his shirt hang out of his trousers.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Yakov's magpie started chattering the same thing about anyone.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about things

There were people before us and there will be people after us.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about people

Conversation shortens the distance, singing lightens the load.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about conversation

If you will not hear reason, she will surely rap your knuckles.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about reason, contentment

A man without a wife is like a man in winter without a fur cap.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about wife, man

Many who have gold in the house are looking for copper outside.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about home, house

The peasant will not cross himself before it begins to thunder.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about peasantry