December 2009
16 posts
daily-russian-saying
Beauty may have fair leaves, but also bitter fruit Красна ягода, да на вкус горька
Dec 18th
daily-russian-saying
Ум истиною просветляется, сердце любовью согревается Love makes all hard hearts gentle
Dec 17th
Не имей ста рублей, а имей сто друзей A friend in court is better than a penny in purse (literally: Better to have 100 friends than 100 roubles)
Dec 15th
Пуганая ворона куста боится Once bitten, twice shy
Dec 14th
Лишные денги, лишняя забота Much coin, much care
Dec 13th
На миру и смерть красна Company in distress makes trouble less, or, misery likes company
Dec 12th
На двух свадбах сразу не танцуют You can’t be in two places at once
Dec 11th
Взял корову - возми и подойник If you buy the cow, take the tail into the bargain
Dec 10th
Вору потакать - что самому воровать The receiver is as bad as the thief
Dec 9th
Всяк своему счастью кузнец Every man is the architect of his own fortunes
Dec 8th
нет худа без добра A blessing in disguise; every cloud has a silver lining
Dec 7th
Повинную голову и меч не сечёт A fault confessed is half redressed; a soft answer turns away wrath; literally: the sword does not blame a head bowed in shame
Dec 5th
Cвет клином не сошёлся Plenty more fish in the sea, as one door shuts another opens, there’s more than one way to skin a cat; the sun doesn’t shine out of his/her ass!
Dec 4th
Вора миловать - доброго гуьить Pardoning the bad is injuring the good
Dec 3rd
Кто рано встаёт, тому бог даёт The early bird catches the worm
Dec 2nd
November 2009
16 posts
Кто над чайником стоит, у того он не кипит A watched pot never boils
Nov 30th