1012 Russian Proverbs / Page 42
- 411. If one hand were the other they would both want to be clean.
 - 412. If rubles fell from heaven the poor would have no bag.
- 413. If the child does not cry, the mother won't know what it wants.
- 414. If the collective farm is wealthy, the farmer is happy.
- 415. If the devil catch a man idle he'll set him at work.
- 416. If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; but if he kills, the earth hides it.
- 417. If the family is together, the soul is in the right place.
- 418. If the fool has a hunchback no one remarks about it; if a wise man has a boil everybody talks about it.
- 419. If the peasant doesn't hear the thunder he won't make the sign of the cross.
- 420. If the pocket is empty, the judge is deaf.
|
<< 1 ... 41 42 43 ... 102 >> |
| Quotes by Power Quotations |