More Russian Proverbs

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The coat is quite new, only the holes are old.... >>

He that is afraid of bad luck will never know good.... >>

They gave the naked man a shirt and he said it was too thick.... >>

Other Proverbs

Too keen an edge does not cut, too fine a point does not pie... (French) >>

A father is a banker provided by nature.... (French) >>

An art requires a whole man.... (French) >>

He is like the gardener's dog, who don't eat cabbage and wil... (French) >>

Empty sacks will never stand upright.... (French) >>

Some people are masters of money, and some its slaves.

- Russian Proverb