More Russian Proverbs
The old bear falls into the old trap....
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An icy May fills the granaries....
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There is a pinch of the madman in every great man...
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As long as a child does not cry it does not matter what pleases it....
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky....
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Other Proverbs
It is easier to abstain than to restrain....
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The tongue wounds more than a lance....
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Variety is the spice of life....
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Laws have wax noses....
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The sheep that is too tame is sucked by too many lambs....
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The lucky man's enemy dies, and the unlucky man's friend.
- Russian Proverb