Russian Proverbs
Russian Proverbs
Russian language proverbs are words of wisdom created in Slavic languages by Slavic peoples. The proverbs originated from oral history and ancient written texts dating as far back as the 12th century. The Russian language is replete with many hundreds of proverbsand sayings. The proverbs express a universal concept, have a moral lesson and provide an insight into many aspects of history, culture, and national character of the people who created them. By the 17th century, the proverbs were collected...
judge judgment-and-judges meet proverbs
When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart.
ahead lies lies-and-lying proverbs
With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back.
continue god pray prayer proverbs row
Pray to God but continue to row to the shore.
drive found proverbs woods
Don't drive a Binya into the woods if he has found his way to your house.
cannot happiness harness proverbs
Happiness is not a horse, you cannot harness it.