Famous Proverbs
1019 Proverbs about Russia / Page 29
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Haste is good only for catching flies.282.
He who is destined for the gallows will not be drowned.283.
He who is frightened of a sparrow will never sow barley.284.
He who offers his back should not complain if it is beaten.285.
He who serves the Tsar cannot serve his people.286.
Hold your children with your heart but teach them with your hands.287.
Honor goes to God; the priests get the bacon.288.
Ice in spring is treacherous; new friendships are seldom sure.289.
If a poor man finds a penny, it is probably a false one.290.
If age and experience came at birth, We would have neither youth nor mirth.