1012 Russian Proverbs
1. 
"Your feet are crooked, your hair is good for nothing," said the pig to the horse.
2. 
'Tis a hard winter when one wolf eats another.
3. 
A bachelor is never sent as a go-between.
4. 
A bad dancer always has trouble with his balls.
5. 
A bad peace is better than a good quarrel.
6. 
A bad rumour flies on wings.
7. 
A beaten one is worth two unbeaten ones.
8. 
A bird may be known by its flight.
9. 
A boat stands firmer with two anchors.
10. 
A cat always knows whose meat it eats.
11. 
A cross-eyed Tsar, one-eyed ministers, blind subjects.
12. 
A day is long, but a lifetime is short.
13. 
A dog is wiser than a woman; it does not bark at its master.
14. 
A dog on the hay: will neither eat it himself, nor let others eat it.
15. 
A dog on the hay: will neither eat it himself, nor let others eat.
16. 
A drawing man clutches at straw.
17. 
A drop from every mug makes for a house for the barmaid.
18. 
A drop hollows out a stone.
19. 
A drop in the sea.
20. 
A drop of water in the eyes of the Tsar costs the country many handkerchiefs.
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