More Russian Proverbs

An indispensable thing never has much value.... >>

An egg is dear on Easter day.... >>

Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house... >>

There is a pinch of the madman in every great man... >>

When we sing everybody hears us, when we sigh nobody hears us.... >>

Other Proverbs

Fair, good, rich, and wise, is a woman four stories high.... (French) >>

I know well what I say when I ask for bread.... (Spanish) >>

To the good listener, half a word is enough.... (Spanish) >>

The friar who begs for God begs for two.... (Spanish) >>

Though your bloodhound be gentle, don't bite him on the lip.... (Spanish) >>

An icy May fills the granaries.

- Russian Proverb