More Russian Proverbs
They bow to you when borrowing, you bow to them when collecting....
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God wanted to chastise mankind, so he sent lawyers....
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Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky....
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A lizard on a cushion will still seek leaves....
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After the head is off, one does not cry over the hair....
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Other Proverbs
A bad excuse is better than none....
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Large thongs of another man's leather....
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Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know....
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My neighbour's hen lays more eggs than mine....
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As nimble as a cow in a cage....
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When you live next to the cemetery you cannot weep for everyone.
- Russian Proverb