The Ioannites and the “Union of the Russian People” Faced with a growing stream of condemnations against them, the Ioannites were forced to seek support in organizations that were not threatened with closure. It turned out to be not so difficult. The political views of the Johannites made them comrades-in-arms

Proverbs of the Russian people

Original title: Proverbs of the Russian people

Publisher: Type. M.O. Wolf

Place of publication: St. Petersburg-M.

Year of publication: 1879

This collection includes, in addition to proverbs, proverbial sayings, sayings, proverbs, tongue twisters, jokes, riddles, beliefs, signs, superstitions and many sayings that have conventionally come into use. “This collection should bring together folk wisdom with popular stupidity, intelligence with vulgarity, good with evil, truth with lies. A person must appear here as he is in general, throughout the entire globe, and as he is in particular among our people. What is bad, run, what is good, follow, but do not hide, do not hide either good or bad, but show what is... The collection of proverbs is a collection of folk experienced wisdom. These are groans and sighs, crying and sobbing, joy and joy, grief and consolation in faces. This is the color of the people's mind, an original state, this is the everyday truth of the people, a kind of law of law, not judged by anyone... What did not reach the people did not concern their life, did not move either their mind or their heart, and that is not in the proverbs; “What good or evil got involved in his life, you will find in the proverb.”

GOOD - MERCY - EVIL

God rules in a good way. God rules the good (or: necessary) way.

God helps the good. God help the good.

God is pleased, and the king is pleased.

It's good to live with kindness. It is good to live in goodness.

With good will, everyone is welcome.

Hurry to do good (or: hurry).

Hurry for a good deed, and the bad will come on its own.

A good deed does not melt in water (or: does not sink).

A good deed is strong (or: strong).

A good deed for a century (or: for two centuries: for this and for that).

Do not repent of a good deed. Having done good, do not repent (do not reproach).

Do not reproach a good deed.

Good will overcome bad. Goodness cannot resist goodness.

It is famously remembered, but goodness will not be forgotten.

Good and good in a dream.

There are many kind people in the world.

The evil one does not believe that there are good people.

It’s not a century to live, but a century to remember.

Good memory.

An affectionate word is not difficult, but quick.

A kind person is more likely to do something than an angry one.

A kind word seduces many.

A kind word - like a spring day.

His caress is not a stroller: you can’t sit down and you can’t go.

Don’t rush at a kind word, don’t get angry at a rude word.

Don’t give in to a kind word, don’t be offended by the opposite.

Don’t be angry at an angry word, and don’t rely on a kind one.

Don’t be afraid of anger, don’t rush into affection.

To be bitter - they will crush you, to be sweet - they will swallow.

The bitter one will be cursed, and the sweet one will be swallowed.

They disliked the angry one, and knocked the merciful one out of the circle.

The bad god (i.e. the idol) and the calves are licked.

Don’t feed him kalach, and don’t hit him in the back with a brick.

Don’t bother the master’s servant with bread, but the master’s servant should run (i.e., work).

Not everything is dragging, pulling, and caressing.

Not all on the back of the head, but also on the head.

It's not all whip and whistle.

With a spirit of meekness, and not with a stick to the bone.

It’s not all moulting and whistling (sailor suits).

Don’t hit a man with a club (or: club), hit him with a ruble (half a ruble).

God gives to a merciful person.

To the sick (or: to the unfortunate, i.e. to the punished criminal) do mercy - to speak to the Lord God.

Mercy is boasted even in judgment. Mercy is red in truth.

Mercy supports justice.

It won't kill a fly. He won't kill a mosquito even in his sleep.

Our Avdey is not a villain to anyone.

Wisdom is a serpent, gentleness (or: meekness) is a dove.

And the chicken has a heart.

So and so unsmeared (weasel).

Whomever grandfather loves, he gets the bones. Every giving is good.

Thankfully there is no sample. It’s not bad that there’s half a pound of malt.

Don't blow the cold wind on us.

It’s a pity, it’s a pity, but there’s nothing to help.

The veins are torn from heaviness, tears flow from pity.

The heart bleeds. The heart is bleeding.

It's a pity for the girl - she lost (or: ruined) her boyfriend.

Do not feel sorry for the one who jumps; feel sorry for the one who cries (and vice versa).

To feel sorry for a horse is to exhaust yourself.

To make guests feel sorry for you is not to cry yourself.

Do not cry from sting (or: pity).

You won't make him feel sorry for him by crying.

You will not be kind to the unmerciful.

You won't hear a kind word from a dashing person.

If the hardship didn't take it, the tightness won't take it either.

It’s not crowdedness that kills, it’s fever.

A stone priest, and iron prosvirs.

His penny will burn a beggar’s hand.

Why be angry with someone who is not afraid of us?

It is good to beat the one who cries, but to teach the one who obeys.

Be angry, but do not sin.

To be angry is a human thing, but to hold a grudge is a devilish thing.

Anger is human, and rancor is devilish.

Do not repay evil for evil.

The crooked (the bad) cannot be corrected by the crooked.

Don’t remember what’s behind (or: don’t remember). Don't remember the old things.

The old sexton should not be over-sexed.

Don't remember it badly.

Do not give free rein to your tongue at a feast, in conversation, or to your heart in anger.

Hold your tongue and clench your heart into a fist.

He who overcomes his anger becomes strong.

Master of your anger is master of everything.

Not everyone is a villain who is daring at times.

The cloud is not without thunder, the master (or: master) is not without anger.

Where there is anger, there is mercy.

There is anger, there is mercy.

Although he will be angry, but later he will reconcile (that is, make peace).

If you get warm, you get angry, if you catch a cold, you get cold.

God will forgive, just don’t be tricky in the future.

God will forgive the guilty, but the king will favor the right.

God is his (or your) judge. The Lord is with you.

God judge the offender (sinner), and the person forgives.

It’s hard for those who remember evil. Msta (revenge) is not retribution.

Where there is harm, there comes dislike.

Every crack squeaks (i.e., where there is grief, there is a complaint).

Fun for you, but bad laughter for me.

We will stand for good and insist on evil.

Don't tease the dog, it won't bite.

An angry dog ​​gives self-interest to a wolf.

They beat a wolf even in someone else's stake.

Spread and carry manure (that is, on you).

They carry water for angry people.

An evil person will not live in good times.

An angry person has a thicker lip and a skinnier belly (or: thinner).

Not at your mother: you can’t pout (i.e., you’re used to pouting at your mother).

For the good, crackers are good for health, but for the evil, meat is not good for future use.

Don't hit someone else's gate with a whip; they wouldn’t hit you with a club (or a butt).

Do not avoid the hateful: God has reserved the sweet.

Whirl and muddle, and try to leave on your own.

If only a pig had horns, she would kill everyone in the world.

God does not give a horn to a lively cow.

The lively polled cow lives.

Angry and powerless - the pig's brother.

To go under someone else's head is to carry your own in advance (or: to carry your own towards).

To fight about someone else's head is to put your own on the line.

You cuckoo well - but on your own head.

Perish, my villain, without having got rid of me, and having got rid of me, live at least three centuries. Perish my dashing one, not having destroyed me, but having destroyed me, etc.

Dog eat dog, eh the last damn thing will eat (or: and the last one will hang itself).

If it weren't for the frost on the nettles, there wouldn't be any problems with it.

If there had not been frost on the hops, they would have grown over the tine.

The thin grass is out of the field.

Get the carnivorous cow out of the field (or: out of the herd).

To live in evil is to walk through the world.

It's dashing to the bottom, and there is only one road.

The desire of sinners perishes.

You can’t take anything with your heart (or: you can’t do it).

The heart is of no help to the matter (or: it will not help).

Don’t be angry, you’ll ruin your liver (or: your liver will burst).

There were no (or: Not enough) lungs, so the liver spoke.

Angrily is stupid, and fussy is fearless.

An angry person does not carry pots (because he will interrupt).

You cannot break the heart of a parable (or: tributary).

You can't even break a straw with your heart.

Don't be angry, but rather submit.

Rather than being angry (or scolding), it is better to make peace.

You can't break an enemy's spear with your heart.

My heart doesn't pound, my head doesn't hurt.

The old woman was angry with the world for three years, but the world didn’t know it.

The woman was angry at the bargaining, but the bargaining didn’t know about it.

The mare is angry at the cart, but it rushes uphill and downhill.

The woman gallops backwards and forwards, but things go on as usual.

To calm down an angry person is even more important to raise him up.

Bow to the angry one, but he is even more arrogant.

An angry person will die - no one will stop him.

I got angry and didn’t ask anyone.

The soul cannot bear it, but the heart will take it. It will take the heart as the soul cannot bear it.

Evil Natalya's people are all crooks.

He who has bile in his mouth, everything is bitter.

Whatever it is: do not rebirth it into becoming.

This is his weakness. This is his weak string (or: side).

He limps a little on this leg (or: limps).

There are a lot of fleas in it. Oh-oh, you have a lot of fleas.

A man who is worn out is good for nothing.

Take it with your heart, and eat it with pepper.

Stick someone with a penny (a poor man from Kazan, to spite a rich man, sticks a penny in his hut, and he must go broke).

Climb the wall. He doesn’t remember himself, he’s climbing the wall.

A hot fellow was born.

The heart is fierce, the space is small, there is nowhere to disperse.

The stick will not disappear behind the dog (that is, it will remember).

An angry person will find a stick. The angry one will find a stick.

You can't get rid of it with either a cross or a pestle.

There is no way to pray away from him or fight him off.

Neither pray, nor spit, nor bark, nor turn away.

From the devil with a cross, from a pig with a pestle, and from a dashing man - nothing.

Understood by the devil, surrounded by the devil.

He has the devil in his lining, Satan in his patch.

There is no need for a demon if you are here.

He does it out of spite. Pokes a finger, sticks a word.

Out of spite, in defiance, and as a reproach to people.

The dog does not bite out of selfishness, out of daring.

The snake bites not for satiety, but for the sake of daring.

He's been baring his teeth at him for a long time.

He's been sharpening his knife on me for a long time.

It's a shame how it got out of hand. So he walks and walks.

The cat is darting in the eyes.

It differs, and the devil is not his brother.

Our Kozma hits everything from evil (or: hits from a goat).

They said: they hanged all the madmen; They told a lie: they didn’t tie one of them up.

Fools and madmen, you know, not everyone is outweighed.

A well-fed wolf is more humble than an envious person.

Like a raven waiting for blood (or: gazing).

Don't fall for his hungry teeth.

Looks like a wolf at a body.

Looks like he swallowed exactly seven of them and choked on the eighth.

Don't look at me like a lump, look at me in bulk.

He looks like a Biryuk (or: a wolf, a bear).

Looks like a snake from inside his bosom. Looks like a hawk.

Looks askance like Wednesday on Friday.

In a crooked eye, the straight one is crooked. In a distorting mirror and your mouth is on one side.

Puffed up like a turkey (like an Indian rooster).

He pouted like a mouse on his rump.

The ox's habit is to look from under his brows.

Why are you so sharp, the devil?

He takes the skin off the flayed one. He takes two skins from one ox.

Skinning a living person. It attacks the living and the dead.

You want to straighten your belly, but he’s completely tugging at his intestines (a pot thrown over his belly).

The wolf took pity on the lamb and left the bones and skin.

The mare competed with the wolf: only a tail and a mane remained.

The wolf took pity on the mare: he abandoned the tail and mane.

Hanging around with you is like sitting in nettles.

Getting to know you means staying away from people.

It won’t be long before we talk about your health.

As he looks at the forest, the forest withers.

Whatever he looks at, everything withers.

Wherever you set your foot, grass does not grow.

Where I pass as a fox, there are no chickens laying eggs for three years.

Just plant it in the garden, and the garden will flourish.

Like an ax: if it doesn’t cut, it will hit you.

The pivitsa (leech) screams - the year will not break.

Just as the soul is black, you can’t wash it away with soap.

Even if I go naked myself, I will let my enemy go without a shirt.

I’ll go naked myself, and I’ll let you go like a tambourine.

Even though the snout was covered in blood, ours took it.

My father didn’t give me a hat, so let my ears freeze.

Launch a hussar into a coma (i.e. annoy. Literally: tickle a sleepy person on the nose).

Let someone in (to annoy you).

I'll show you Kuzka's mother. You will recognize Kuzka’s mother.

Bribe someone (i.e., hook someone).

To put a mustard plaster on someone (i.e. to annoy).

Sprinkle some pepper. Throw someone a hairpin.

To bring someone under a surprise (from a card game).

Bring things to a head for the monastery (kill the king with an ace).

Give someone a bristle. Pour cabbage soup onto a spoon.

Give someone a snack. Come on, figure it out.

This is for revenge on the daughter-in-law.

Laugh off ridicule (i.e., take revenge).

I made a mess for them (or: mush), they are clearing out the way.

Bend someone into an arc (or: into three arcs; into three deaths).

Kill someone from the world. Drive away from the world.

Give someone a rooster. Place the red rooster on the roof (i.e. set it on fire).

I would drown him in a spoon. He'll drown you in a spoon.

I'll cut it into a tag for you. You're cut on my tag.

Without knocking down a piece, the dog will not eat it.

A dog won't even eat bread without growling.

Without grumbling, the cat will not eat a piece.

If only he had a dog's tail, he would whip his own sides.

Heart with pepper, soul with garlic.

It hisses like hot iron when you spit.

Anyone who needs to hit a dog will find a stick.

A polled cow - even with a bump, it will gore.

Unable to cope with the cow, the milk pan fell to the ground.

I couldn’t with the mare, but because of the shafts.

Angry that the cow scratched itself on the wrong side.

Apparently, he crossed the threshold with the wrong foot (or: inappropriately).

I stepped out of bed with my left foot.

It took such a toll on my heart that I would have bitten my own tongue.

Sharpen your teeth on someone. Sharpen your claws on someone.

He rushes about like a mad (or maddened) cat.

I didn’t hold it for long, but I know my fingers.

Wherever he grabs it, he leaves a trail of claws.

It is not with good intentions that the evil ones dig their roots.

It purges him like wild grass from a field.

The enemy is strong, and he can overcome mountains (extra: not just as a man).

He's old enough to be Satan's uncle.

Satan himself nurtured him.

Good: the devil gave a penny for it, but went crazy.

Nothing to look at, hard to hold.

Sewn with bast, belted with a collar.

You'd be a good guy, but you're no good for hell.

You give him his word, and he gives you ten.

How much mercy, and twice as much daring. Much mercy, but more daring.

The heart is a falcon, and the courage is a crow.

Not old in years, but lost in daring.

The stepmother encouraged her stepson: she ordered him to drink cabbage soup during the ritual.

Eat, dear guests: everything will (that is, must) be thrown away to the dogs.

Sera is like a pig, but evil is like a snake.

You are a dear father - but not to your children.

He's dying, but his leg is shaking.

He dies, but the potion is missing. The snake dies, but the potion is missing.

A roll in your hands, and a stone in your teeth.

Deeds, deeds, as white as soot (i.e., so white).

The street is straight, but the house is crooked.

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Selected proverbs and sayings from the collection of Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (1801-1872), writer and ethnographer, creator of the world famous “Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language”.

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Now we move on to Russian proverbs, which it would also be nice for each of us to know.

Russian proverbs and sayings, as everyone knows, this is folk wisdom that came to us from life experience. Now let's look at the most frequently used among them among the people, as well as their interpretations, among other things. For convenience, Russian proverbs and sayings are presented alphabetically.

Russian proverbs and sayings and their meaning

Appetite comes with eating.
The deeper you delve into something, the more you understand and recognize it.

A woman with a cart makes it easier for a mare.
About the departure of an unnecessary person who is not so useful to anything.

Trouble doesn’t walk through the forest, but through people.
Misfortunes with people are the real trouble, and not with what surrounds them.

Misfortunes never come alone.
She will definitely take at least one more with her.

Poverty is not a vice.
You should not judge people for poverty, since it is not their negative quality.

You can’t even catch a fish from a pond without difficulty.
Nothing can be achieved without persistence and effort.

Take care of your dress again, and take care of your honor from a young age.
About norms of behavior in society, etc. And if something is lost or torn, it will no longer be possible to restore it.

God saves man, who save himself.
It is easier for a person who is prudent and careful in his decisions and actions to avoid dangers and unjustified risks.

Free cheese only comes in a mousetrap.
Rarely is anything free given to us without pitfalls, without a catch.

God marks the rogue.
Evil deeds and others negative qualities do not go unpunished.

For a big ship, a long voyage.
A person with great abilities gets great opportunities.

If you suffer for a long time, something will work out.
If you really try in a difficult matter, you can achieve at least something.

Paper will endure anything.
Paper, unlike people, will tolerate any lie, any mistake written on it.

Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
Home comfort created with your own hands or hands loved one, cannot be replaced by any visit.

IN healthy body- healthy mind.
By keeping the body healthy, a person also maintains mental well-being.

Every family has its black sheep.
In any family or team there will always be a person with negative qualities.

In crowded but not mad.
A little inconvenience for everyone is better than a more serious problem for just one.

Still waters run deep.
Quiet and calm-looking people often hide a complex nature.

They don’t go to someone else’s monastery with their own rules.
In someone else's team, you should not behave only according to your own rules and procedures.

We see the speck in someone else's eye, but we don't notice the log in our own.
The mistakes and shortcomings of the people around you are more noticeable than your own.

Live forever, learn forever, but you will die a fool.
About the impossibility of knowing everything, even with a constant and persistent acquisition of knowledge.

I picked up the tug - don’t say it’s not strong.
Once you take up a task, bring it to the end, despite the difficulties.

The bird is visible in flight.
About people who, through their deeds and their appearance, show others their nature.

Water wears away stones.
Even minor work, manifested long and persistently, gives good results.

Pound water in a mortar and there will be water.
About doing a stupid thing that does not bring anything useful.

The wolf's legs feed him.
To earn a living, you need to move, be active, and not sit still.

If you are afraid of wolves, do not go into the forest.
If you are afraid of difficulties or dangerous consequences, then you shouldn’t start any business.

All diseases are caused by nerves.
Anger, resentment and resentment weaken the immune system, which leads to the formation of diseases. Avoid anything that makes you nervous. Be patient.

Everything will be ground - there will be flour.
Any problem sooner or later turns into a good result.

All is well that ends well.
If the ending of something is good, then there is nothing to worry about.

Everything has its time.
Everything happens at the appointed time, not earlier and not later.

Everyone goes crazy in their own way.
Each person has their own advantages and disadvantages.

Every cricket knows its nest.
Everyone should know their place and not interfere with someone else’s.

Every bast in line.
Everything can be useful, everything can be used; any mistake is blamed.

Where there is anger, there is mercy.
Not everything can be done with just anger; over time, mercy comes.

Where wood is cut, chips fly.
In any business there are always losses, costs...

Needed where was born.
About a place of birth that would not be worth leaving forever.

Where it's thin, that's where it breaks.
What is strong always remains strong, and the weakest link always cracks.

The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing.
It's scary to take on a task until you finally take it on.

The need for invention is cunning.
The need and poverty of a person make him more intelligent and inventive.

Mountain does not converge with mountain, but man does not converge with man.
About people, despite the mountains, who are capable by nature of understanding and meeting halfway.

One grave will correct a hunchback, but a club will correct a stubborn one.
It is difficult and sometimes impossible for a person to get rid of his bad habits.

Prepare a sleigh in the summer and a cart in the winter.
Before you start anything, you must first prepare.

They do not look at a given horse's teeth.
For any gift you are supposed to thank and rejoice at it, they say, take what you give.

Two bears do not live in the same den.
About two rivals vying for leadership. There is no room for two owners in one house.

The master's work is afraid.
The work carried out by the master is completed efficiently and quickly.

Time for business, time for fun.
Most of your time should be spent on study and work, and only partly on entertainment.

For a dear friend and an earring.
For good friend or a loved one, you don’t feel sorry for even the most valuable one.

Debt good turn deserves another.
Good attitude He will definitely return the same to people.

Expensive egg for Easter day.
It's always nice to get what you expect at the right time, in the right place.

Friendship is friendship, and service is service.
Friendly relations should not influence official ones, however, as well as vice versa.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Only a friend will do everything possible for you to save you in a difficult situation.

There is no law for fools.
Only clever man amenable to rules, fools have no time for them anyway.

A bad example is contagious.
About imitation bad example, the bad deed of another person.

Living life is not a field to cross.
Life is a complicated thing, living it is not so easy.

If you chase two hares, you won’t catch either.
It is impossible to achieve two goals at the same time; everything must be done sequentially.

You can't see the forest for the trees.
By focusing on little things or on the same thing, it is impossible to see the main thing.

The Forbidden fruit is sweet.
Taking someone else’s or forbidden things is much more pleasant than taking your own.

Make a fool pray to God, and he’ll bruise his forehead.
An overly zealous person can harm the business.

It is not worth it.
The money spent on something is not justified by the results obtained.

You can't erase a word from a song.
It is impossible to change or hide something with words without distorting reality.

If only I knew where to fall, I would have laid out straws.
About caution, forethought, so that there is no trouble.

Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
Every person praises the place in which he lives, but everything else is foreign and unusual.

Everyone judges for himself.
The way a person is, that’s how those around him seem to be.

As it comes back, so will it respond.
Any actions towards people around you, good or bad, eventually turn out to be the same.

Whatever you name the ship, that’s how it will sail.
What you set your mind to is what you will get.

You can't spoil porridge with oil.
What is useful and pleasant cannot cause harm, even if there is too much of it.

Fight fire with fire.
To eliminate the results of an action, therefore, by the same means that caused this action.

The end is the crown of the whole thing.
It is important to complete any task.

Finished the job - go for a walk safely.
Once you finish your work, you can rest peacefully without thinking about it.

The horse has four legs and even then stumbles.
Even the most intelligent, dexterous and skillful people can sometimes make mistakes.

A penny saves the ruble.
To accumulate a lot, you must not neglect the little.

The hut is red not in its corners, but in its pies.
The owner of the house is valued not by wealth, but by hospitality.

Who seeks will always find.
When a person really tries to search, he really finds.

Whoever gets up early, God gives him.
He who is not lazy to get up early will have a longer day and a more luxuriant harvest.

Where the needle goes, so goes the thread.
About a person dependent on someone or about close attachment to each other.

Strike while the iron is hot.
While the opportunity allows, it is better to act, otherwise it may not exist later.

The chicken pecks one grain at a time, but is full.
By doing something regularly, even if only a little at a time, you can achieve results.

You can't break through walls with your forehead.
It is impossible to go against the authorities.

They don't hit someone who is lying down.
It is not customary to finish off someone who is injured or in trouble.

A fly in the ointment.
When everything is good, any, even minor, dirty trick can ruin everything.

Better the bitter truth than a sweet lie.
You won't get far with a lie, unlike the truth, no matter what it is.

Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
You should not believe words, you should only look at actions.

Better late than never.
It is better to do something at least someday than not to do it at all.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
It is better to have something small and quite accessible than something large and difficult to achieve.

Love for all ages.
A person has the ability to fall in love at absolutely any age.

If you like to ride, you also like to carry a sled.
To achieve something in your life, make an effort.

The less you know the better you sleep.
The more you know, the more excitement and worry there is.

The world is not without good people.
There will always be generous people with a desire to help in someone else's troubles.

Young is green.
Young people, unlike adults, are not mature enough in their knowledge.

Silent means consent.
Silence is like an assumption of an affirmative answer.

Moscow was not built in a day.
Everything complex and perfect is never given at once, only with a gain of experience.

In the absence of fish, cancer is a fish.
In the absence of something better, something worse may come in handy.

Trust in God, and don’t make a mistake yourself.
You should not rely solely on God when doing anything. Do everything yourself, and God only supports.

Every man to his own taste.
Tastes and preferences of different people may differ from each other.

You can't please everyone.
You can't please everyone, no matter what you do. Even if you are an angel, someone may not like the rustling of your wings.

Simplicity is enough for every wise man.
No matter how wise and perspicacious a person is, he can be deceived.

The animal runs towards the catcher.
It is easier for those who are brave, persistent, and stubborn to achieve anything they want.

There is no trial.
About the humble acceptance of the absence of something or the refusal of a request.

They carry water to the offended.
A person is forced to be able to forgive. A offended person doesn't look interesting to anyone.

Hope dies last.
Even with disappointment or complete failure, there is still hope for the best.

Gruzdev called himself get in the body.
If you boast or promise to do something, do it.

You won't be nice by force.
No one can be forced to love against their will.

It is not God who burns the pots.
Each person is doomed to cope with his tasks himself, and not rely only on God alone.

Don't sit in your own sleigh.
Equivalent to the expression “Mind your own business.”

Not everything is Maslenitsa, there is also Lent.
Life is not always a holiday. It comes in changeable stripes.

All that glitters is not gold.
Any thing or entity, no matter how beautiful it looks, is not defined only by external signs. The internal signs are more important.

If you don't know the ford, don't go into the water.
Before you do anything, you should know how it is done.

Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.
Money disappears the first time you go to the store, but friends remain forever.

It is not the place that makes the person, but the person the place.
A person with a bad position can be an excellent worker, but with a good position - vice versa.

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
While there is an opportunity, it is better to carry out your plans right away, in order to avoid acquiring laziness and regret.

Don't spit in the well - you'll need some water to drink.
You should not spoil your relationship with a person, no matter what he is. But in the future it can turn out to be very useful, and even save a life.

Not caught - not a thief, not caught - not cheated.
A person is not guilty of an offense until proven guilty.

Don't dig a hole for someone else - you yourself will fall into it.
A person who does bad things to another person suffers himself, having encountered the consequences of his own actions.

Don't cut the branch you're sitting on.
Don’t do stupid things and evil, because you yourself can choke on the same thing.

The devil is not as scary as he is painted.
An indication of exaggeration of the significance of any negative phenomenon.

Man does not live by bread alone.
A person not only has material qualities, but also spiritual.

There is no smoke without fire.
Nothing happens just like that, for example, there is no gossip without reason.

Every cloud has a silver lining.
For any difficult situation You can always extract something pleasant and useful.

Burnt on milk - blows on the water.
Having made a mistake once, in the future you become more careful and prudent.

There is safety in numbers.
It is more difficult to withstand something alone, to win a fight, than with someone else.

One head is good, but two are even better.
Two people will be able to solve any problem better and faster, unlike one.

One swallow does not make spring.
The very first and only sign of a phenomenon is not the phenomenon itself.

From love to hate one step.
It won't be difficult to anger a person and make him hate you.

No one is immune from the event.
No matter how hard you try to prevent trouble, it can still happen.

It's a double-edged sword.
For every desired action there is a reaction.

The first pancake is lumpy.
Anything doesn't always work out really well the first time.

Stretch your legs along the clothes.
About living according to your means, income, in accordance with your capabilities.

They meet you by their clothes, they see them off by their intelligence.
A meeting with a person is valued according to external signs, and parting is valued according to internal, mental ones.

Even a sword does not cut a guilty head.
Those who voluntarily admit their guilt should not be seriously punished.

Repetition is the mother of learning.
The more you repeat, the better you know.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.
If you do nothing, nothing will come of it.

Until the thunder strikes, the man will not cross himself.
A person will drag out his illness or other problem until the last moment, until it resolves completely.

Trying is not torture, and demand is not a problem.
There is nothing stopping you from at least trying to do something rather than not doing it at all.

After a fight they don’t wave their fists.
It is unacceptable to change anything when it is too late.

If you hurry, you will make people laugh.
Any task should be done calmly, slowly, in order to avoid a funny situation.

Forewarned is forearmed.
What you are warned about, you are ready for.

When trouble comes, open the gate.
Misfortune never comes alone. Therefore, you need to be more careful and prepared for anything.

The frightened crow is afraid of the bush.
If a person is truly scared, he will be afraid of everything that surrounds him.

For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is up to his ears.
A drunk person is drawn to actions that he would never dare to do if he were sober.

Once a year the stick shoots.
Very rarely, but still the impossible may well become possible.

One born to crawl cannot fly.
If a person is born a fool, then he will die a fool.

Fish looks for where it is deeper, and man looks for where it is better.
About people who want better devices for their lives.

The fish rots from the head.
If the government is bad, so will its subordinates.

Birds of a feather flock together.
Close people easily find a common language.

To live with wolves is to howl like a wolf.
When joining any community, life according to their principles is not excluded.

Out of sight, out of mind.
The human principle is to forget someone with whom you do not see or communicate.

Whoever you hang out with, that's how you'll gain.
Whom you communicate with, make friends with, you adopt his views, habits, etc.

With your loved one and in the hut is paradise.
It’s good to be with your loved one anywhere and under any conditions.

The light did not converge like a wedge.
If everything is good at a certain facility, you shouldn’t make do with it alone.

Our people - we will be numbered.
Close people are doomed to help each other without asking for anything in return.

I can't bear my own burden.
What you personally receive is easier to bear, unlike the tolerability of someone else’s.

Your shirt is closer to your body.
Your own interests are more important than the interests of other people.

A holy place is never empty.
If a good place becomes empty and is immediately occupied by someone else.

Seven do not wait for one.
They won’t wait for one latecomer when everyone is already gathered and ready for business.

Seven times measure cut once.
Before you do anything, you must first think carefully, provide for everything, in order to avoid an accident.

Lawless Heart.
About the inability to control your feelings.

No matter how much you feed the wolf, he still looks into the forest.
It is impossible to change the natural instincts and inclinations of another person.

Soon the fairy tale is told, but not soon the deed is done.
About foreshadowing something, like in a fairy tale, it’s quick and easy, but in reality it’s more complicated.

Miser pays twice.
Unlike buying a cheap thing and then buying an expensive one because the cheap one breaks down soon, it is better to immediately buy an expensive and high-quality thing for a long time.

Tears of sorrow will not help.
Don't be discouraged if you can get rid of grief. And if the problem is inevitable, there is no point in shedding tears.

The word is not a sparrow; if it flies out, you won’t catch it.
Once you find yourself in an awkward situation and say a bad word, it is impossible to go back.

The word is silver, silence is gold.
It is a matter of honor to say something useful, but it is better to remain silent about useless and empty chatter.

The earth is full of rumors.
Man knows secret information thanks to rumors.

A dog can be a biter from a dog's life.
An unkind, aggressive person often becomes like this due to the conditions of his life: from a lack of love, care from people around him, frequent misfortunes, etc.

He ate the dog and choked on his tail.
It is impossible to do anything big without tripping over a small thing.

There are no boundaries for perfection.
No matter how hard you try to improve the situation, you can always do better.

Nightingales are not fed fables.
Talking cannot feed those who are hungry. He should be offered food.

An old bird is not caught with chaff.
Experienced person It’s hard to outwit something, to lead you into a dead end.

An old friend is better than two new ones.
Old, proven, long-familiar, predictable is much more reliable, as opposed to new, unfamiliar, not yet tested by everyday situations.

The well-fed cannot understand the hungry.
The difficulty of one is incomprehensible to another until he stoops to this difficulty himself.

Patience and a little effort.
Patience and perseverance in work will overcome all obstacles.

Be patient, Cossack - you will become an ataman!
Encouragement to become a patient person when any difficulty is nothing.

Three doctors are no better than one.
Similar to the proverb Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.
How more people When they take on one task, the less attention is paid to it.

Fear has big eyes.
About fearful people who perceive everything small and insignificant as large and terrible.

An agreement (agreement) is more valuable than money.
A respectful contract, unlike money, can be lost forever. Its terms and conditions must be strictly adhered to.

A drowning man clutches at a straw.
A person in trouble is ready to do anything to save himself. Even if the method does not give much results.

The morning is wiser than the evening.
In the morning, decisions are made more effectively, as opposed to a tired evening.

Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.
Learning is the path to knowledge, achievements, success. And lack of learning is the cause of developmental retardation and lack of culture.

Well, where we do not.
Often a person underestimates where he is now and overestimates the features of the place where he has not yet been.

The bad (bad) grass is out of the field.
You should get rid of anything harmful or unnecessary so that things go faster.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The success of any business can only be said if it has a visible result.

Man is the architect of his own happiness.
To be happy, you need to do something, and not wait until it comes on its own.

Man proposes, but God disposes.
You should not be one hundred percent sure of the success of an action or enterprise that has not yet taken place.

Whatever you boast about, you will be left without.
A person who talks a lot about his happiness remains without it.

What the hell is not joking (while God sleeps).
Anything can happen, anything can happen.

What we have, we don’t keep, and when we lose it, we cry.
True Value something or someone is noticed when we are deprived of it.

What is written with a pen cannot be cut down with an axe.
What is written, once it has become known, cannot be changed.

What goes around comes around.
Good or evil done by someone returns over time.

To get to know a person, you have to eat a ton of salt with him.
To get to know a person well, you need to live with him for a long time, overcoming various difficulties in life with him.

Someone else's soul is darkness.
No matter how well we know a person, his thoughts will always be a mystery. And a person’s external appearance is not always a reflection of his soul.

I’ll take away someone else’s trouble with my hands, but I won’t apply my mind to mine.
Other people's troubles seem more solvable, easier, unlike your own.

Murder will out.
The secret always becomes clear. And the lie will definitely come out over time.

Cabbage soup and porridge are our food.
About the habit of eating simple food.

The apple never falls far from the tree.
What parents are like, their children have the same mentality.

The language will take you to Kyiv.
By asking people you can get anywhere.

Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
An inexperienced person can teach little to an experienced one.