THE PROVERB DOES NOT SAY FORMALLY
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.
A handwritten note from Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1629 - 1676) to a collection of rules for falconry, a favorite pastime of that time. It is usually said as a reminder to a person who, while having fun, forgets about the matter.
TWO DEATHS CAN'T HAPPEN, BUT ONE CAN'T BE SAVED.
The inevitable will still happen, whether you take risks or not. It speaks of the determination to do something associated with risk, danger, and at the same time with the hope that the danger can still be avoided.
THE FIRST DAMN IT IS LOMIC.
It often happens that the housewife doesn’t succeed in the first pancake (it doesn’t come out of the frying pan well, it burns), but the housewife uses it to determine whether the dough is well kneaded, whether the pan is warmed up, or whether it needs to add oil. It is said to justify the unsuccessful start of a new, difficult business.
IF YOU CHASE TWO HARRIES, YOU WILL NOT Catch EITHER.
It is said when someone takes on several (usually beneficial for himself) tasks at once and therefore cannot do any of them well or complete them.
GRANDMOTHER SAID TWO.
In two (simple) - vaguely, with the ability to understand one way or another. It is unknown whether what is expected will come true; It is still unknown how it will be: one way or another. They say when they doubt the implementation of what they propose.
FOR ONE BEATEN, THEY GIVE TWO UNBEATEN.
They say when they understand that punishment for mistakes made is good for a person, because this is how he gains experience.
AN OLD FRIEND IS BETTER THAN TWO NEW ONES.
It is said when they want to emphasize the loyalty, devotion and irreplaceability of an old friend.
ONE HEAD IT'S GOOD, BUT TWO BETTER.
It is said when, when solving a problem, they turn to someone for advice, when they solve a matter together
GET LOST IN TWO PINES.
Not being able to understand something simple, uncomplicated, not being able to find a way out of the simplest difficulty.
FROM THE POT IS THREE VERSHKS.
Very short, short, small.
I PROMISED THREE BOXES.
A lot (to say, promise, lie, etc.).
THE PROMISED WILL BE WAITING FOR THREE YEARS.
They say it jokingly when they do not believe that someone will soon fulfill their promises or when the fulfillment of what is promised is delayed indefinitely.
CRY IN THREE STREAMS.
That is, it is very bitter to cry.
THE FIFTH WHEEL IN THE CART.
A superfluous, unnecessary person in any matter.
SEVEN DO NOT WAIT FOR ONE.
This is what they say when they start something without someone who is late, or with a reproach to someone who makes many (not necessarily seven) wait.
SEVEN TROUBLES - ONE ANSWER.
Let's take the risk again, and if we have to answer, then for everything at once, at the same time. It speaks of the determination to do something else risky, dangerous in addition to what has already been done.
SEVEN TIMES MEASURE CUT ONCE.
Before you do anything serious, think it over carefully, foresee everything. It is said as advice to think about everything possible options actions before starting any business.
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH.
Without an eye (obsolete) - without supervision, without supervision. Things are done poorly and unsatisfactorily when several people are responsible for it at once. It is said when several people (or even organizations) responsible for a matter rely on each other and each individual treats their responsibilities in bad faith.
ALL TRIN IS GRASS.
The mysterious "tryn-grass" is not at all some kind of herbal medicine that people drink so as not to worry. At first it was called "tyn-grass", and tyn is a fence. The result was “fence grass,” that is, a weed that no one needed, everyone was indifferent to.
ADD ON THE FIRST NUMBER.
Believe it or not, in the old school students were flogged every week, no matter who was right or wrong. And if the “mentor” overdoes it, then such a spanking would last for a long time, until the first day of the next month.
GOAL LIKE A FALCON.
Terribly poor, beggar. Usually they think that we're talking about about the falcon bird. But she has nothing to do with it. In fact, the "falcon" is an ancient military battering gun. It was a completely smooth (“bare”) cast iron block attached to chains. Nothing extra!
ORPHAN OF KAZAN.
This is what they say about a person who pretends to be unhappy, offended, helpless in order to pity someone. But why is the orphan “Kazan”? It turns out that this phraseological unit arose after the conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. The Mirzas (Tatar princes), finding themselves subjects of the Russian Tsar, tried to beg all sorts of concessions from him, complaining about their orphanhood and bitter fate.
INSIDE OUT.
Now this seems to be a completely harmless expression. And once it was associated with shameful punishment. During the time of Ivan the Terrible, a guilty boyar was placed backwards on a horse with his clothes turned inside out and, in this disgraced form, was driven around the city to the whistling and jeers of the street crowd.
LEAD BY THE NOSE.
Deceive by promising and not fulfilling what was promised. This expression was associated with fairground entertainment. Gypsies led bears by a ring threaded through their noses. And they forced them, poor fellows, to do various tricks, deceiving them with the promise of a handout.
SCAPEGOAT.
This is the name given to a person who is blamed for someone else. The history of this expression is as follows: the ancient Jews had a rite of absolution. The priest laid both hands on the head of the living goat, thereby, as it were, transferring the sins of the entire people onto it. After this, the goat was driven out into the desert. Many, many years have passed, and the ritual no longer exists, but the expression still lives on.
SHARPEN THE LASKS.
Lyasy (balusters) are turned, figured posts of railings at the porch. Only a true master could make such beauty. Probably, at first, “sharpening balusters” meant conducting an elegant, fancy, ornate (like balusters) conversation. But in our time, the number of people skilled in conducting such a conversation became fewer and fewer. So this expression came to mean empty chatter.
GRATED KALAC.
In the old days there really was such a type of bread - “grated kalach”. The dough for it was crumpled, kneaded, “grated” for a very long time, which is why the kalach turned out to be unusually fluffy. And there was also a proverb - “do not grate, do not crush, there will be no kalach.” That is, trials and tribulations teach a person. The expression comes from this proverb.
NICK DOWN.
If you think about it, the meaning of this expression seems cruel - you must agree, it’s not very pleasant to imagine an ax next to your own nose. In reality, everything is not so sad. In this expression, the word “nose” has nothing to do with the organ of smell. A “nose” was the name given to a memorial plaque or record tag. In the distant past, illiterate people always carried such tablets and sticks with them, with the help of which all kinds of notes or notations were made as memories.
AFTER THE RAIN ON THURSDAY.
Rusichi - ancient ancestors Russians - among their gods they honored the main god - the god of thunder and lightning Perun. One of the days of the week was dedicated to him - Thursday (it is interesting that among the ancient Romans Thursday was also dedicated to the Latin Perun - Jupiter). Prayers were offered to Perun for rain during the drought. It was believed that he should be especially willing to fulfill requests on “his day” - Thursday. And since these prayers often remained in vain, the saying “After the rain on Thursday” began to be applied to everything that is unknown when it will come true.
BREAK A LEG.
This expression arose among hunters and was based on the superstitious idea that with a direct wish (both down and feather), the results of a hunt can be jinxed. In the language of hunters, feather means bird, and down means animals. In ancient times, a hunter going on a hunt received this parting word, the “translation” of which looks something like this: “Let your arrows fly past the target, let the snares and traps you set remain empty, just like the trapping pit!” To which the earner, in order not to jinx it either, replied: “To hell!” And both were sure that evil spirits, invisibly present during this dialogue, will be satisfied and fall behind, and will not plot intrigues during the hunt.
KICK THE BUCKLES.
What are “baklushi”, who “beats” them and when? For a long time, artisans have been making spoons, cups and other utensils from wood. To carve a spoon, it was necessary to chop off a block of wood from a log. Apprentices were entrusted with preparing the bucks: it was an easy, trivial task that did not require any special skill. Preparing such chocks was called “beating the lumps.” From here, from the mockery of the masters at the auxiliary workers - “baklushechnik”, our saying came from.
RUB THE GLASSES.
How can glasses be rubbed in? Where and why? Such a picture would look very ridiculous. And the absurdity occurs because we are not talking about glasses at all, which are used to correct vision. There is another meaning of the word "glasses": red and black marks on playing cards. There is even a gambling card game called “point”. For as long as there have been cards, there have been dishonest players and cheaters. In order to deceive their partner, they resorted to all sorts of tricks. By the way, they knew how to quietly “rub in points” - turn a seven into a six or a four into a five, on the go, during the game, by gluing in a “point” or covering it with a special white powder. And the expression “to cheat” began to mean “to deceive”, hence other words were born: “deception”, “deception” - a trickster who knows how to embellish his work, pass off the bad as very good.
THEY CARRY WATER ON THE ANGRY (OFFENDED).
This proverb can be said to a person who is angry and angry unnecessarily. The roots of the saying come from the ancient colloquial speech. Then the word “angry” meant diligent, zealous, diligent. It was these diligent and diligent horses that were chosen for hard work - they carried water in barrels from the river. Thus, the most “angry” (that is, diligent) got the most thankless hard work.
THE WORD IS NOT A SPARROW - YOU WILL NOT CAPTURE IT FLIGHT.
The proverb teaches that before you say anything, you need to think carefully. After all, it’s easy to say a word, but you won’t have to regret what you said later...
FEAR HAS BIG EYES...
A person gripped by fear and frightened very often exaggerates the danger and sees it where it actually is not.
THE MOUNTAIN GAVE BIRTH TO A MOUSE.
The original source of this proverb is considered to be the ancient Greek legend about the pregnant Mount Olympus. The god Zeus, fearing that the birth of this mountain would cause major upheavals in the camp of the gods, made the mountain... give birth to a mouse. The proverb “The mountain gave birth to a mouse” is used in a situation where significant and gigantic efforts ultimately bring insignificant results.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR HONOR FROM YOUTH.
From a young age, adv. - from a young age, from a young age. Advice to young people from their youth to value their honor and good name (just as to save their clothes again, that is, while they are new). Spoken as a parting word young man at the beginning of his life's journey.
WITHOUT DIFFICULTY YOU CAN’T TAKE (PUT) A FISH OUT OF THE POND.
Every business requires effort; Without effort, you can’t do anything. It is said when it takes a lot of work, hard work to achieve some result.
DO NOT COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED.
In the fall (simple) - in the fall. Not all chickens born in the summer survive on farms until autumn. Some will be carried away by birds of prey, the weak simply will not survive, which is why they say that chickens should be counted in the fall, when it is clear how many of them have survived. You have to judge anything by the end results. It is said when someone prematurely expresses joy at possible success, although the final results are still far away and a lot can change.
SMALL SPOOL BUT PRECIOUS.
Zolotnik is an old Russian unit of weight equal to 4.26 grams. It fell out of use after 1917, when the country introduced the metric system of measures, which is based on the meter (a measure of length) and the kilogram (a measure of weight). Before this, the main measures of weight were pood (16 kg) and pound (400 g), which had 96 spools. The spool was the smallest measure of weight and was used mainly when weighing gold and silver. Yes, it does. conjunction - but, however. Road - kr. form m.r. from dear. Small in size, but valuable for its qualities. It is said about one who is small in stature, but has many virtues, positive qualities, as well as about something small in size, but very important in essence.
HERE IS YOUR DAY, GRANDMOTHER.
The saying reflects one of the episodes in the history of the Russian people associated with the enslavement of peasants. The emergence of serfdom, i.e. the legally established right of the landowner (feudal lord) to the person, forced labor and property of the peasant, dates back to the time Kievan Rus(IX-XII centuries). The peasants, although they were considered free (free), did not have the right to pass from one owner to another during the year: custom required that they leave only after all field work had been completed, at the beginning of winter, when all the grain had already been harvested. In the middle of the 15th century, peasants were allowed to move from one owner to another once a year - a week before St. George's Day and a week after it (St. George's Day, that is, the day of St. George, in Russian Yuri, the patron saint of farmers, was celebrated November 26, old style, chronology). IN late XVI centuries, the crossing of peasants was prohibited on St. George’s Day. Thus, the peasants were attached to the land and had to remain with their landowner for life. The peasants, who were waiting for St. George's Day as the only opportunity to change their owner and try to improve their lives, were taken away last hope to change their position. This is how a saying arose, expressing regret about unfulfilled hopes.
They say it when they want to express extreme surprise or disappointment at something that unexpectedly happened, something they just found out about and that took away hope and disappointed expectations.
WHERE OURS DIDN’T DISAPPEAR or WHERE OURS DIDN’T DISAPPEAR.
Let's take a risk and try to do it. It is said to be desperately determined to do something, taking risks.
THE EYES ARE FEARED (afraid), BUT THE HANDS DO.
Beginning great job, you are afraid that you won’t be able to cope, but when you start it, you calm down, you understand that you are able to overcome all difficulties.
It is said to encourage one before starting a big or unfamiliar job, or is said with joy when such work is done.
WHERE IT'S THIN, IT TEARS.
Trouble and disaster usually happen where something is unreliable and fragile. They say that when something bad happens, it’s a nuisance, although it was already bad before.
HUNGER IS NOT AN AUNT.
Initially: hunger is not an auntie, she won’t slip a pie. It is said when the feeling of hunger forces you to eat even what you don’t like, or to do something that you wouldn’t do under other circumstances.
LEOPARD CHANGE HIS SPOTS.
A person's ingrained flaws or oddities cannot be corrected. It is said when there is a belief that a person will not change.
GOOD FOR INVENTION IS CLEVER.
Goli, goli, f., collected. (obsolete) - beggars, poor people. Hitra - kr. form g. R. from cunning, here (obsolete): inventive, skillful in something. Lack, the absence of something, forces you to be inventive, to use what you have, what is at hand. It is said with approval or satisfaction when, due to a lack of something necessary, something original and, as a rule, cheap is invented.
BUCKWHEAT PORRIDGE PRAITS ITSELF.
Buckwheat - made from buckwheat grains. Buckwheat is a herbaceous plant, from the seeds of which cereals and flour are made. Buckwheat porridge is one of the favorite foods of Russians. Buckwheat porridge is so good, so tasty, its advantages are so obvious to everyone that it does not need praise. It is spoken with mocking condemnation about an immodest person when he praises himself and speaks about his merits.
PREPARE A SLED IN SUMMER AND A CART IN WINTER.
Sleigh, sled, plural only - a winter cart on two runners for driving in the snow. A cart is a summer cart on four wheels for transporting goods. The sleigh and cart are harnessed to a horse. Prepare for everything in advance. It is said as advice to prepare in advance everything that will be needed in the future.
THE THUNDER WILL NOT CLASH, THE MAN WILL NOT CROSS THE CROSS.
Rumble (1 and 2 l. not used), owl - suddenly rumble, thunder. Man (obsolete) - peasant.
Cross yourself, -cross yourself, -cross yourself, sov.- make a sign of the cross on yourself with your hand: attach three fingers folded together (thumb, index and middle) right hand successively to the forehead, to the chest, to one and the other shoulder. People who believed in God professed Christian religion, were baptized on many occasions Everyday life. This was a mandatory ritual during prayer (at home and in church), before eating, when entering a hut (they were baptized while looking at the icons in the corner), etc. They baptized the mouth while yawning, baptized loved ones who were leaving or traveling far away and for a long time, they were baptized from fear at the sounds of thunder, etc. In the old days, believers were afraid of thunderstorms like unexplained phenomenon nature. When thunder rumbled, it was believed that thunder (not lightning) could bring misfortune (kill, cause a fire). Therefore, in order to ward off misfortune, to avoid misfortune from a thunderstorm, people were baptized precisely during the thunder; the thunder seemed to warn of a possible misfortune.
Until trouble or trouble occurs, a careless person does not remember about them and does not take measures to prevent them. It is said when they do last moment something that should have been done in advance.
HAVING GIVEN YOUR WORD, STAY AWAY.
Either be true to your word or don't promise. It is said as a reminder of a promise made or as a reproach for an unfulfilled promise, as well as a warning, advice to refrain from making promises if you are not sure that you can fulfill them.
THEY DO NOT LOOK AT A GIVEN HORSE'S TEETH.
Gifted (colloquial) - given, received as a gift. A horse's teeth are examined when they want to determine its age. U old horse the teeth are worn down, so when you buy a horse, be sure to check its teeth so as not to buy an old one. They don’t discuss the gift; they accept what they give. They say when they receive something as a gift that they don’t like and that they wouldn’t choose themselves.
THINGS ARE GOING ON, THE OFFICE IS WRITING.
It is said jokingly about someone's active activity, which is not influenced by any external circumstances.
THINGS LIKE SOOT WHITE.
Soot is black particles from incomplete combustion of fuel that settle on the internal surfaces of stoves and chimneys. Soot is a symbol of the blackest color; there is no such thing as white soot, and the humorous comparison “white as soot” essentially characterizes a black object. The word “black” figuratively means “dark, heavy.” Bela - kr. form g. R. from white. Usually said in response to the question “How are you?”, when things are going badly or when they do not want to answer specifically and are limited to this vague answer (the answer implies an unsatisfactory state of affairs).
THE CHILD DOESN'T CRY, THE MOTHER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
Understand, nesov. (obsolete) - to understand something, to guess about something. If you don’t say what you need, no one will guess about it and therefore won’t be able to help. It is said when the lack of help to someone is explained by ignorance of his needs.
AT HOUSE WALLS HELP.
At home or in a familiar, familiar environment, a person feels more confident and calm. It is said with confidence or with the hope that in a familiar environment it will be easier to cope with any task.
ROAD SPOON FOR DINNER.
Road - kr. form g. R. from dear; here: “important, valuable to someone, one that is treasured.” Expensive, valuable is what appears at the right time. It is said when something is done or received on time, precisely at the moment when it is especially interested or needed, or it is said as a reproach to someone who did not do what was necessary on time.
FRIENDS ARE KNOWN (recognized) IN TROUBLE.
Only in difficult times will you find out who your true friend is. It is said in relation to someone who turned out to be very attentive and helped someone in a difficult situation or, conversely, showed callousness towards someone in trouble.
IT WILL HEAL BEFORE THE WEDDING.
It will pass soon, it will heal soon. It is said jokingly to console the victim.
FOR A SWEET FRIEND AND AN EARRING (EARRING) FROM EAR.
Ear - diminutive - affectionate. to the ear. For the beloved, dear person No regrets, you will give your best. It is said that when, out of a feeling of sympathy, a person is generous towards another, ready to do everything for him.
DEBT GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER.
Payment, payment, m. - depositing money on account of something; pay. Krasen - kr. form m.r. from red, here: (folk poet.) “beautiful; joyful, pleasant.” The way you treat someone is how they will treat you. It is said when in response to some action or attitude they do the same.
WHERE CRASHES HAVE THE WINTER.
The saying “I’ll show you where the crayfish spend the winter” originated during the days of serfdom. In the middle of winter, the master sent the guilty person to get crayfish for the table. And in winter it is very difficult to find crayfish, and besides, you can freeze and catch a cold. Since then, this saying has meant a threat, a warning of punishment.
DISCOVER AMERICA.
America was discovered by the navigator Columbus more than five hundred years ago. Therefore, when someone announces something that everyone has known for a long time, they jokingly say to him: “Well, you discovered America!”
THROUGH THE STUMP DECK.
The deck is a log. You have to move slowly through the forest when you have either a stump or a log under your feet. The expression “through the roof” means to do something somehow, indiscriminately.
INVENT THE BICYCLE.
We all know what a bicycle is and how it works. “Don’t reinvent the wheel” so as not to waste time inventing something that has already existed for a long time.
THE MASTER'S WORK IS AFRAID.
Any task can be accomplished if a master, that is, a skilled one, takes on it. knowledgeable person. It is spoken with admiration and praise when a person shows skill and mastery in his craft.
THE HAT IS NOT GOOD FOR SENKA.
In the old days, the hat was a symbol of wealth and nobility. By its size they judged what place a person occupied in society. “It’s not a hat for Senka” - this is what they say about a person who is not able to perform this or that work or occupy a certain position.
LOOK FOR THE WIND IN THE FIELD.
Look - command, on. from ch. look for (I'm looking for, looking for), nesov. You won’t find it anyway, there’s no need to look. It talks about someone who has disappeared and who cannot be found (how useless it is to look for the wind in a field), or about something that is irretrievably lost.
YOU CAN'T ERASE WORDS FROM A SONG.
What happened, happened, everything will have to be told. They say it as if apologizing for having to tell everything without leaving out any (usually unpleasant) details (just as you can’t delete a single word from a song so as not to spoil the whole song).
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.
Yes, it does. conjunction - but, however. Fire (obsolete and regional) - flame, fire. In popular speech, flame, that is, fire that rises above a burning object, is associated with greater misfortune, flame is a stronger fire. From one misfortune to another, greater one, from a difficult situation to a worse one.
It is said when a person, being in a difficult situation, finds himself in an even more difficult situation.
AND THE SWEDISH, AND THE REAPER, AND IN THE DUDU (on the pipe) THE PLAYER.
Shvets (obsolete and simple) - one who sews clothes, a tailor. The reaper is the one who reaps (cuts off when harvesting) the ripe ears of corn with a sickle. In the dudu (on the pipe) the player (obsolete) is the one who plays the pipe, a musician. About someone who can do everything or who simultaneously performs various duties.
AND YOU WANT AND HURT.
It pricks - blank, 3 l. units h. from ch. inject, nesov. "to touch something sharp, causing pain." It is said when you want to do something, but you are scared because it is associated with some kind of danger, with risk.
AND LAUGHTER AND SIN.
It is said when something is both funny and sad at the same time.
AND THE OLD WOMAN HAS A FAILURE.
Prorukha (simple) - mistake, oversight, failure. And an experienced person can make a mistake, make a mistake, a mistake. It is said to justify a mistake, a mistake made by a person from whom it could not be expected.
AND THE WOLVES ARE FEED, AND THE SHEEP ARE SAFE.
They say when it is possible to allow it conveniently for some and for others difficult situation or when a solution to the issue is made that satisfies everyone.
THE CAT KNOWS (smells) WHOSE MEAT IT EATS.
Smells - 3 l. units h. from ch. smell (smell, smell), ness. (simple) feel. They talk about someone who feels guilty and shows it through their behavior.
MAKE A FOOL PRAY TO GOD, HE WILL BREAK HIS FOREHEOD (break him).
By Orthodox custom During prayer, believers kneel down and bow low (bow), almost touching their foreheads to the floor. It is spoken with condemnation about a person who damaged the cause with excessive zeal and diligence.
WHAT I BUYED FOR IS WHAT I SELL FOR.
I repeat what I heard. They speak in their own defense when they retell rumors and therefore do not vouch for the authenticity of what was said.
BAD EXAMPLES ARE CONTAGIOUS or BAD EXAMPLE IS CONTAGIOUS.
Bad - bad. Contagious - kr. form m.r. from contagious, here: “one that causes imitation of itself, is easily transmitted to others. It is said when someone imitates the bad behavior or actions of another person.
THE LAW IS NOT WRITTEN FOR FOOLS (fools).
Laws are written for reasonable people; fools do not know the laws and do not obey them. It is said about a person when he acts, from the point of view of the speaker, strange or unreasonably, contrary to common sense and generally accepted norms of behavior.
*in a new way*
THE LAW IS NOT WRITTEN FOR FOOLS, IF IT IS WRITTEN, IT IS NOT READ,
IF YOU READ THEN THEY WILL NOT UNDERSTAND, IF YOU UNDERSTAND THEN IT IS NOT SO!
FRIENDSHIP IS FRIENDSHIP AND SERVICE IS SERVICE.
Friendly relationships should not affect work relationships. It is said when a person, despite friendly relations with someone occupying a different (usually higher) official position, does not deviate from fulfilling official requirements and duties.
OVER THE SEA, A HALF HEIFER, AND A RUBLE CARRIAGE.
Heifer (colloquial) - a young cow that has not yet had calves. Polushka is the smallest coin in pre-revolutionary Russia, equal to one-fourth of a kopeck (there are one hundred kopecks in one ruble). Yes, it does. conjunction - but, however. Transportation - here: payment for transported goods. Even a cheap thing will become expensive if you have to pay dearly for its transportation. They say when it is unprofitable to transport cheap goods from afar.
LIVING LIFE IS NOT A FIELD TO CROSS.
Life is complex and living it is not easy. It talks about the variety of events, about the difficulties that a person encounters throughout his life.
THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE or NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE.
Nothing happens without a reason. It is usually said when they believe that there is some truth in the rumors that have spread.
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And Vaska listens and eats. (Quote from I. A. Krylov’s fable. The meaning of the saying is that one speaks, explains, explains, tries to “get through to Vaska,” but Vaska turns a deaf ear to everything and does everything in his own way.)
And nothing has changed. (Quote from I. A. Krylov’s fable. The meaning of the saying is that despite all the conversations and promises on any matter, nothing has been done except chatter.)
Where is the cabbage soup, look for us here too (Russian proverb means that a person tries to strive for where it is good, where there is a well-fed, rich life.)
And the casket simply opened. (Quote from I.A. Krylov’s fable. It is said in a case when in fact everything was much simpler than people thought and did.)
And at least grass won’t grow there. (The meaning of the saying is that the person who said this phrase expresses complete indifference to what will happen after his action or any situation, and to those who will suffer as a result of his actions.)
Perhaps, yes, I suppose. (The meaning of the saying is that the person speaking it does not want to do anything himself to improve or correct the situation, but simply waits for how the situation will develop further on its own, without his participation. To be honest, a couple of times in Life this attitude to the matter has helped out, but only a couple of times....)))). In many cases, this attitude leads to bad consequences.)
You can see the diamond in the dirt. (The proverb means: no matter how you look, but if you worthy person, then people will appreciate it with respect for you.)
Appetite comes with eating.
(They say this when there is no desire to do something. The point is that as soon as you start a business, the desire to continue it will definitely come on its own.)
April with water - May with grass.
(The meaning of the proverb is that if there is a lot of rain in early spring, then all plants and crops will grow very well.)
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DON'T LIE, IT'S NOT NICE
what is the meaning? help me pleaseAnswer
1. Appetite comes with eating, and greed - during appetite.
2. Grandmother I was wondering, said in two, Either it’s raining or it’s snowing, or it’s going to happen, or it’s not going to happen.
3. Poverty is not a vice, and misfortune.
4. B healthy body healthy mind - rare luck.
5. Every family has its black sheep, and because of the freak, everything is not pleasing.
6. How lucky Saturday to the drowned man - there is no need to heat the bathhouse.
7. The raven will not peck out the crow's eyes, and he’ll peck it out, but won’t pull it out.
8. Everyone seeks the truth, not everyone does it.
9. Where it’s thin, that’s where it breaks, where it’s thick, it’s layered there.
10. It was smooth on paper, Yes, they forgot about the ravines, and walk along them.
11. Goal like a falcon, and as sharp as an ax.
12. Hunger is not a thing, won't bring you a pie.
13. The grave will correct the hunchback, and the stubborn one is a cudgel.
14. The lip is not a fool, the tongue is not a shovel: they know what is bitter and what is sweet.
15. Two boots in a pair, yes both left.
16. Two are waiting for the third, and seven do not wait for one.
17. Girlish shame - to the threshold, stepped over and forgot.
18. The master’s work is afraid, and another master of the matter.
19. The road is a spoon for dinner, and there at least under the bench.
20. No law is written for fools, if it is written, then it is not read, if it is read, then it is not understood, if it is understood, then it is not so.
21. We live, we chew bread, and sometimes we add salt.
22. For a beaten person they give two unbeaten ones, it doesn't hurt to take it.
23. If you chase two hares, you won’t get any wild boar you won't catch it.
24. There is fun overseas, but alien, but we have our own grief and our own.
25. The hare's legs are carried, The wolf's teeth are fed, the fox's tail is protected.
26. AND it's time, And fun time.
27. And the blind horse carries when a sighted person sits on a cart.
28. A mosquito won’t knock down a horse, until the bear helps.
29. Whoever remembers the old is out of sight, and whoever forgets - both.
30. The hen pecks at the grain, and the whole yard is covered in droppings.
31. Dashing trouble has begun, and the end is near.
32. Dashing trouble initiative - there is a hole, there will be a gap.
33. Young people scold and amuse themselves, and the old people scold and rage.
34. They carry water to (offended) angry people, and they ride the good ones themselves.
35. Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf, get up early and get started.
36. Not everything is Maslenitsa for the cat, there will be a post.
37. The woodpecker is not sad that he cannot sing, the whole forest can already hear him.
38. Neither fish nor meat, neither caftan nor cassock.
39. A new broom sweeps in a new way, and when it breaks, it’s lying under the bench.
40. One in the field is not a warrior, and the traveler.
41. The horses are dying from work, and people are getting stronger.
42. Oats don't make horses roam, but they do not seek good from good.
43. Double-edged sword hits here and there.
44. Repetition is the mother of learning, consolation for fools.
45. Repetition is the mother of learning and a refuge for lazy people.
46. Water does not flow under a lying stone, but under the rolling one - he doesn’t have time.
47. The drunken sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is head over heels.
48. Dust in a column, smoke in a rocker, but the hut is not heated, not swept.
49. Work is not a wolf, it won’t run into the forest, That’s why it’s necessary to do it, damn it.
50. Grow big, but don’t be a noodle, stretch a mile, don't be simple.
51. A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar, that's why he avoids it.
52. A hand washes a hand, yes they both itch.
53. If you get along with a bee, you’ll get some honey, If you get in touch with a beetle, you'll end up in manure.
54. Your eye is a diamond, and the stranger is glass.
55. Seven troubles - one answer, eighth problem - nowhere at all.
56. The bullet is afraid of the brave, and he’ll find a coward in the bushes.
57. Dog in the manger lies there, doesn’t eat on her own and doesn’t give it to the cattle.
58. The dog was eaten choked on their tail.
59. Old age is not a joy, If you sit down, you won’t get up; if you run, you won’t stop..
60. An old horse will not spoil the furrow, and it won’t plow deep.
62. Fear has big eyes, they don't see anything.
63. If you hit one cheek, turn the other one, but don't let yourself get hit.
64. Uma chamber, yes the key is lost.
65. Bread on the table - and the table is a throne, and not a piece of bread - and the table is board.
66. My mouth is full of trouble, and there's nothing to bite.
Folk proverbs and sayings
1. No matter how much you feed the wolf, he still looks into the forest.
2. Near the water, but without water.
3. Old love better than new.
4. The fish rots from the head.
5. God is not Timoshka, he knows a little.
6. Don’t look ahead to what God will bring. God is not Afonka.
7. God has many miracles.
8. For a dog - a dog's death.
9. Time for business - time for fun.
10. Our Postrel has ripened everywhere.
11. Don't hit, just roll.
12. You can’t please everyone, you’ll only hurt yourself.
13. God protects those who are careful.
14. The hair is long, but the mind is short.
15. Don’t wave your fists after a fight.
16. What fell from the cart was lost. The woman is off the cart, the mare is better off.
17. To the daughter-in-law in revenge.
18. Even if you call it a pot, just don’t put it in the stove.
19. Drink less, but have your own.
20. Water does not flow under a lying stone.
21. In one place the pebble becomes overgrown.
22. The love of evil will make you love a goat.
23. big ship, great swimming.
24. A healthy poor man is happier than a sick millionaire.
25. The more you eat, the more diseases you get.
26. With a knife and fork, we dig our own grave.
27. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
28. You shouldn’t exchange an awl for soap.
29. What a wife doesn’t like, her husband can’t eat.
30. The less you know, the better you sleep.
31. And there is a hole in the old woman.
32. Do not share the skin of an unkilled bear.
33. Let’s sit in rows and talk well.
34. A mind is good, two is better.
35. If you take up the tug, don’t say that it’s not strong.
36. Don’t spit in the well - you’ll need some water to drink.
37. They ate, drank, had fun, and in the morning they shed tears.
38. It’s not enough to crow, we need to ensure the dawn.
39. No matter how much the rope twists, it will still end.
40. A brand new addition to an old abdomen.
41. Dirty, but cowardly.
42. You don’t drink tea, what strength – I drank tea and became completely weak.
43. Don’t put it close - don’t lead the thief into sin.
44. Comb – business card slobs.
45. My tongue is my enemy.
46. Even the sun does not shine equally on everyone.
47. The eyes are afraid, but the hands do.
48. You can’t see the forest for the trees.
49. The sandpiper succeeded in its lifetime.
50. Don’t cut the branch you’re sitting on
51. Water drives water.
52. The weather whispers, borrow and drink
53. If you make a soft bed, you will sleep hard.
54. Laziness, laziness - open the door. I'll burn and won't open it.
55. As is in the cradle, so is in the coffin.
56. Neither at home nor on the field.
57. He aimed at the basket, but hit the window.
58. You can’t put a scarf on every mouth.
59. The thief’s hat is on fire.
60. Every vegetable has its time.
61. Gold is not what glitters.
62. We see a speck in someone else’s eye, but we don’t see a log in our own.
63. What we have, we don’t keep; if we lose, we cry.
64. Don’t renounce prison or scrip.
65. Fear has big eyes.
66. That’s why the wolf is in the forest, so that the hare doesn’t doze.
67. That’s why the pike is in the pond, so that the crucian carp is afraid.
68. People don’t go to Tula with their own samovar.
69. Seven nannies have a child without an eye.
70. What is good for Tuesday is not always suitable for Wednesday.
71. Whatever happens, the woman is to blame.
72. I’ll take away someone else’s trouble with my hands, but I won’t apply my mind to mine.
73. Don't hit, just roll.
74. Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf.
75. Two, three are not as one.
76. Why go seven miles to slurp jelly.
77. Beat the fool with three fists, but the fool is still the same.
78. Do not clap with one hand. (Chinese proverb).
79. Neither fish nor meat.
80. No matter how you look, the end of the knot is visible.
81. What is good for a Russian is death for a German.
82. Miracles in a sieve.
83. If the mountain does not come to Mohammed, then Mohammed goes to the mountain.
84. You won’t be nice by force.
85. The jug got into the habit of walking on water, not there to lay its head, but there it should be full.
86. Boom or bust.
87. A hut is not red in its corners, but red in its pies.
88. Don’t be born beautiful, but be born happy.
89. Tears won’t help your grief.
90. A fly in the ointment will spoil a barrel of honey.
91. Strike while the iron is hot.
92. An egg is expensive on Christ’s Day.
93. Dear spoon for dinner.
94. A birch tree will not be born from a Christmas tree.
95. Seven Fridays a week.
96. Whose cow would moo, and yours would be silent.
97. What goes around comes around.
98. Don’t drink water from your face.
99. At least she didn’t milk, as long as she walked around the yard well.
100. A hut is red in its corners, but a person’s life is in deeds.
101. Living life is not a field to cross.
102. Whichever radish you pulled out, gnaw on it.
103. A raven will not peck out a crow’s eye.
104. A boot is looking for a boot, and a bast shoe is looking for a bast shoe.
105. The hair is long, but the mind is short.
106. The spool is small, but expensive.
107. Bad man, but a little garden.
108. Bad, but a guy, good, but a girl.
109. Shoot a stump on a red day, and it will be good.
110. Take your time at home, hurry up on the road.
111. Make a fool pray to God, and he will break his forehead.
112. Not everything is done by hunting, but also by captivity.
113. All that glitters is not gold.
114. Birds of a feather.
115. They chop down their own branches.
116. Whoever has a white bench has a bare head.
117. Chickens are counted in the fall.
118. Husband and wife, one Satan.
119. A bird is good with feathers, and a wife is good with her husband.
120. Years would not be a mutilation, it would be a human torso.
121. If you burn yourself with milk, blow on the water.
122. Patience and work will grind everything down.
123. If a woodpecker didn’t have a nose, who would know it in the forest?
124. You won’t be rich soon, but you will soon be full.
125. You can see the bird in flight.
126. Big ship, big voyage.
127. A bird in the hand is better than a pie in the sky.
128. It’s not all Maslenitsa, Lent will also come.
129. He who laughs last laughs best.
130. Laughter for no reason is a sign of foolishness.
131. For every wise man, simplicity is enough.
132. The forest is being cut down, the chips are flying.
133. Poor Makar gets all the trouble.
134. The forest is being cut down, the chips are flying.
135. Tell your daughters: “Don’t dress like an icicle, speak with half your mouth, look half with your eyes.”
136. The goose is not a friend to the pig.
137. You look like a ram at the new gate.
138. Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf.
139. Masha is good, but not ours.
140. Take care of your dress again, and take care of your honor from a young age.
141. Soon the fairy tale is told, but not soon the deed is done.
142. If you let go of a sparrow, you will end up with a cow.
143. There is strength - no need for intelligence.
144. Do not do good, you will not receive evil.
145. I myself do not, and I will not give to anyone.
146. What is natural is not ugly.
147. In autumn: it gets wet for a day - it dries for a week. In spring: it gets wet for a week and dries for a day.
148. The road is a spoon for dinner.
149. Without knowing the ford, rush into the water.
150. Horses are not changed at the crossing.
151. To whom is war, and to whom is mother dear.
152. The cat is out of the house - the mice dance.
153. Let those who have ears hear.
154. The new is born in pain.
155. Where people gather to sin, they do not call a priest.
156. The worse, the better. (Chinese proverb).
157. An early guest is good until lunch.
158. If you love to ride, you also love to carry a sled.
159. Returning is a bad omen.
160. The road that begins in the rain is a happy one.
161. Shit and give birth - you can’t wait.
162. If you don’t lie around, you don’t eat.
163. In girls longer - married shorter.
164. The bitch won’t want it, the dog won’t jump up.
165. Go on a visit, only bring guests.
166. Woe, woe, husband Grigory, but even thin, yes Ivan.
167. The miser pays twice.
168. The cat scratches its spine.
169. Don’t think ahead about how God will lead you.
170. If there were a cow or a chicken, even a fool would cook it up.
171. If you are going to die, you are going to give birth now.
172. The secret always becomes clear.
173. An egg does not teach a chicken.
174. Sleep is weightless, food is a habit.
175. Lots of snow, lots of bread.
176. They don’t go to someone else’s monastery with their own rules.
177. Marriage is not an attack; one would not lose one’s wife.
178. I don’t want to study, but I want to get married.
179. Children are living gifts from God, children are given by God - how can you refuse.
180. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
181. Eat mushroom pie and keep your mouth shut.
182. Tall women are created for work, and short women are created for love.
183. The wider the fat tail (hat), the more beautiful the face.
184. Lost - the earth is round - will return.
185. While the fat one dries, the thin one will die.
186. They carry water on fools.
187. An ulcer and a teetotaler drink at someone else’s expense.
188. Who is talking about what, and the lousy one is talking about the bathhouse.
189. A small dog is a puppy until old age.
190. Uninvited guest worse than a Tatar.
191. You will laugh at someone else’s, but you will cry at your own.
192. Everything that fits into your mouth is useful.
193. You don’t teach an old monkey new tricks.
194. Russians harness slowly, but drive quickly.
195. If you’ve done the job, go for a walk with confidence.
196. The century is long, but the day is short.
197. If you don’t wear bad things, you won’t see good things.
198. Don’t wake up the trouble - while it’s quiet.
199. A good fellow among the sheep, but against a good fellow the sheep itself.
200. Love, fire and cough cannot be hidden.
201. A holy place is never empty.
202. He who sows the wind will reap the storm.
203. The snow has melted quickly, wait for a wet summer.
204. They carry water on the touchy.
205. A simple man, wait on the threshold.
206. Don’t take on many things, excel in at least one.
207. Drink, but don’t get drunk! Drink little wine for fun.
208. They ate, drank, had fun, and in the morning they shed tears.
209. Those who know how, do it; those who don’t know how, teach. (B. Shaw).
210. An apple at night - all sores go away.
211. Mountain does not converge with mountain, but man does not converge with man.
212. A smart person will not go uphill, smart mountain will bypass.
213. The road to hell is built with good intentions.
214. Sit and wait for the leaders to come.
215. Even the oars are sushi, even the back of your head is scratched.
216. As it comes back, so it will respond.
217. Don’t watch where you live.
218. Than more woman we love, the less she likes us.
219. Than thinner waist, the longer life.
220. Whatever a child enjoys, as long as it doesn’t cry.
221. Be simpler, and people will be drawn to you.
222. Do not boast about three days, but boast about three years.
223. Fool, fool, but smart.
224. The word is not a sparrow; if it flies out, you won’t catch it.
225. The little bird sang early, so that the cat wouldn’t eat it.
226. Anyone who has pain speaks about it.
227. The fool’s father’s wealth is of no use to him.
228. If you don’t know how to sew with gold, then hit with a hammer.
229. What is given without asking is more valuable. (Arabic proverb).
230. Better late than never.
231. For one beaten, they give two unbeaten.
232. Dashing trouble has begun.
233. You will not be rich on earth, but you will be hunchbacked.
235. God will not give you away - the pig will not eat you.
236. Don’t think ahead about how God will lead you.
237. old friend, better than the new two.
238. We are not so rich that we can buy cheap.
239. Appetite comes with eating.
240. Without a piece of bread, there is always melancholy.
241. City of boards, cod and melancholy. (Arkhangelsk).
242. He who does not know how to live always talks about the past.
243. Place the pig at the table, with its feet on the table.
244. A loaf is not in the face.
245. Thin world better than a good fight.
246. Saying: “What a mess, there was a blizzard, now there’s a blizzard.”
247. Our upper room with God is not a dispute.
248. There was no happiness, but misfortune helped.
249. Don’t regret what happened, don’t be sad about what will happen, take care of what you have.
250. If youth knew, and old age could.
251. Need and hunger will drive you out into the cold.
252. You can’t buy happiness.
253. Having taken off your head, you don’t cry about your hairstyle.
254. The giving hand never becomes scarce.
255. The sun warms like a candle, move closer to the stove.
256. Vanyok is good, he came to live on our leaven.
257. What we have, we don’t keep; if we lose, we cry.
258. God protects those who are careful.
259. You don’t carry your own burden.
260. It is better for the groove to burst than for the good to be lost.
261. There is no tree taller than a pine.
262. A cat knows whose meat it has eaten.
263. There was no sadness, so the devils pumped me up.
264. According to Senka and a hat.
265. Every cricket, know your nest.
266. Don’t do things carelessly.
267. A new broom sweeps in a new way.
268. Work loves a fool.
269. The father beat his son not because he was playing, but because he was getting even.
270. Sugar at the bottom. (Finnish proverb).
271. Don't hit, just roll.
272. If the will were strong, the mountain would turn into a field.
273. A bad example is contagious.
274. Tangerines do not grow from dewdrops.
275. Without a piece of bread there is melancholy everywhere.
276. A dog barks - the wind blows.
277. Lightning only shoots at a tall tree.
278. Don’t regret what happened, take care of what you have.
279. All you have to do is crow, and at least don’t blossom.
280. At least she wouldn’t milk it, if only she could walk around the yard.
281. Every brave man has his own fear.
282. He goes not where he is asked, but where he is mowed down.
283. Dashing trouble has begun.
284. Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf.
285. God will not give you away, the pig will not eat you.
I would be glad to go to Paradise, but sins are not allowed.
God gave, God took.
286. Don’t think ahead about how God will lead you.
287. Appetite comes with eating.
288. He who does not know how to live always talks about the past.
289. One’s own hand is the ruler.
290. The girl will give you anything - an approach is needed.
291. The reserve does not fit the pocket.
292. Better late than never.
293. Our upper room with God is not a dispute.
294. Live forever, learn forever.
295. Having taken off your head, you don’t cry about your hairstyle.
296. The truth hurts the eyes.
297. I would be glad to serve, but being served is sickening.
298. There are no strangers in the crew.
299. Living life is not a field to cross.
300. Bread is not satisfying, without salt it is tasteless.
301. Measure seven times, cut once.
302. Work carelessly.
303. The child does not cry, the mother does not understand.
304. The loaf is not right for the snout.
305. Don’t take your wife and bull from afar.
306. Don't say "Gop" until you jump over.
307. I didn’t catch it, but I already spun it.
308. Don’t think ahead about how God will lead you.
309. Without knowing the ford, do not poke your nose into the water.
310. Beauty to the crown, and intelligence to the end.
311. Debt is repayable.
312. It would have been so, but the clerk interfered.
313. You can’t wash a black dog until it’s white.
314. Loves like a soul, but shakes like a pear.
315. Beats means loves.
316. The bug is small and stinky.
317. Even if you earn money, the harvest is from God.
318. A successful married person acquires wings, an unsuccessful one acquires wings.
319. Expecting gratitude is stupid, and being ungrateful is vile.
320. If you endure it, you will fall in love.
321. The farther, the more expensive, the older, the more stupid.
322. Keep your feet warm and your head cold.
323. You will trample and burst.
324. Chickens are counted in the fall.
325. There wasn’t a penny, and suddenly there was an altyn.
325. A man without a wife is like a rich man without a servant.
326. If there was a neck, there would be a clamp.
327. The elbow is close, but you won’t bite.
328. Years are not mutilation, if only it were a human body.
329. You won’t soon be rich, but soon you will be well-fed.
330. Whoever has a white bench has a bare ass.
331. If you suffer, you will learn.
332. What kind of work is it if you just rip shoes?
333. You still can’t jump above your head.
334. As the ancients said, THE MEASURE OF EVERYTHING IS NUMBER.
335. Money is the source of all evil and enmity. (St. Spyridin, bishop
Trilifunsky. Miracle Worker).
336. “Love and love itself will teach you when and how best to act.” (God's
pleasers).
337. Fools learn from their own mistakes, and smart people from strangers.
338. “Lack of education is the root of all evil” (A.S. Pushkin).
339. “The spiritual energy of the ascetics was forged into the material wealth of the region”
(Archpriest Sergius Bulgakov).
340. “It is not I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Apostle Paul).
341. “Learn to control yourself” (A.S. Pushkin).
342. “Man proposes, but God disposes.” (Folk saying).
343. “When the muses sound, the guns are silent” (Folk saying).
344. Remember? “If you want peace, prepare for war.”
345. “The greatest warrior is the one who has never fought.” (Ancient samurai
saying).
346. “The purpose of a woman is to interfere with a man’s life, so that he does not stop in his development” (The Sages).
347. “What you don’t wish for yourself, don’t do to others.” (Confucius, Chinese sage).
348. “He who is well prepared for the battle is half the winner.” (Cervantes).
349. Whoever gets up early, God gives him.
Sayings of Confucius - ancient sage and philosopher
350. Do not say what is alien to the ritual.
351. Humanity is rarely combined with artificial speech and touching
facial expression.
352. If they honor the dead and remember their ancestors, then the people will become stronger again
virtue. (Teacher Zeng).
353. Who looks at the aspirations of his father when he is alive, and after his death - at the way he acted, and does not change his path throughout three years, he can be called honoring his parents.
354. Don’t be sad that people don’t know you, but be sad that you don’t know people.
355. If you rule with the help of the law, settle things by punishing, then the people will be careful, but will not know shame. If you rule on the basis of virtue, settle things according to ritual, the people will not only be ashamed, but will also express humility.
356. He who comprehends the new while cherishing the old can be a teacher.
357. Sacrifice to another's spirit involves flattery
Inaction at a time when it is possible to do justice means
cowardice.
358. Only he who is humane knows how to both love people and feel disgust for them.
359. Striving for humanity frees you from everything bad.
360. When they start from profit, they multiply malice.
361. A restrained person has fewer mistakes.
362. Just think twice.
363. It's over! I have never met anyone who can condemn himself in his soul when he sees that he has made a mistake!
364. To follow your duty to people, to honor demons and spirits, but not to approach them, this can be called knowledge.
365. If difficulty is preferred to success, this can be called humanity.
366. I also find joy in living on bran with water, sleeping with my palm under my head. Wealth and nobility, acquired dishonestly, seem to me like a cloud floating by.
367. Reverence outside of ritual tires, and caution outside of it leads to cowardice; with courage outside of the ritual, it creates unrest; with directness outside of the ritual, they become intolerant.
368. The people can be forced to obedience, they cannot be forced to knowledge.
369. Do not delve into the affairs of another when you are not in his place.
370. Four shortcomings were alien to the teacher: a tendency to conjecture, excessive categoricalness, stubbornness, and selfishness.
371. Crossing is no better than not reaching.
372. When you lead, forget about rest. And when carrying out assignments, be honest.
373. If you place the honest over the dishonest, then you can make all the dishonest honest.
374. Do not count on quick success and do not be tempted by small benefits. If you rush, you won’t achieve your goal; if you’re tempted by small things, you won’t do great things.
375. In my village, straight people are different from yours. The fathers are covering there
sons, and sons - fathers. This is what directness consists of.
376. Leading untrained children into battle means abandoning them.
377. When there is a way with the country, Be straight in your actions and speeches; when there is no path in it, be straight in your actions, careful in your speech.
378. Virtuous people always have something to say, but whoever has something to say is not always virtuous. He who is full of humanity is certainly brave, but the brave is not always full of humanity.
379. Zilu asked about how to serve the sovereign.
The teacher replied: “Don’t lie and don’t give him peace.”
380. A noble man comprehends the highest, a small man comprehends the lowest.
381. In ancient times they studied for the sake of improving themselves, now they study in order to please others.
382. A noble husband does not think about what is not related to him by position.
382. A noble man is ashamed to talk a lot, but when he acts, he shows immoderation.
383. Don’t be sad that no one knows you, but be sad about your imperfection.
384. Pay for evil with justice, and pay for good with good.
385. He is so categorical that I can’t even object!
386. A noble man does not retreat in need; a small person, enduring need, becomes dissolute.
387. A noble man grieves over his imperfection; he does not grieve over the fact that he is unknown to people.
388. A noble man fears that he will die and his name will not be glorified.
389. A noble man is demanding of himself, a small man is demanding of others.
390. What you don’t wish for yourself, don’t do to others.
391. Artificial speech obscures virtue, and a little impatience can hinder great plans.
392. A person is capable of making the path great, but it is not the path that makes a person great.
393. Only that is an error that is not corrected.
394. A noble husband is firm in principles, but not stubborn.
395. Only the highest wisdom and the greatest stupidity never change.
396. Humanity is rarely combined with skillful speeches and a touching facial expression.
397. The most difficult thing to communicate with is a woman and a small person. If you bring them closer to you, they will become impudent, but if you move them away, they will become embittered.
398. There is no future for someone who causes self-dislike at the age of forty.
399. Make friends with those who are suitable for it, reject those who are unsuitable.
400. Craftsmen work in workshops to complete their work, and a noble man studies to achieve his path.
401. When a small person makes a mistake, he always finds an excuse.
Postulates of samurai combat
402. A warrior should constantly reflect on the following principles:
1. Be honest with yourself when dealing with all people.
2. Constant practice is the only Path to learning strategy.
3. Master every art that comes your way.
4. Understand the path of other disciplines.
5. Know the difference between right and wrong in human affairs.
6. Try to have understanding and inner judgment about all things.
7. Try to see what is invisible.
8. Don't overlook anything, no matter how insignificant it may be.
9. Don't waste time procrastinating or thinking after you've bet.
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403. Stealing a glance at the bird, the dragonfly keeps its distance from it.
404. He who has thoughts has no thoughts.
405. On top level teaching means: “Free your mind and let it move freely until it stops in one place.”
At the lowest level it means: “Learn to recall your free mind and let it move freely until it stops in one place.”
406. If your mind is hiding something, your face will tell about it.
407. When the soul and the sword merge into one, you can act freely in any situation.
408. The scarecrow has no mind, but it does its job perfectly.
409. When the mind stops, delusion is born.
410. You should not place your mind anywhere - then it will expand and fill your entire body.
411. The original mind is like water, the deluded mind is like ice.
412. Pursue the liberated mind.
413. A sword thrown into a stream never remains in place.
414. Pay attention to the most insignificant details.
415. The most important part of the battle begins before you even touch the hilt of the sword.
416. Accurate judgments are generated by a motionless mind and heart.
417. Victory in a fight is generated by relaxation of the mind.
418. The decision must be made before you breathe in seven times.
419. An honorable death is to die in the name of a cause, even if the goal remains unachieved.
420. The less visible the leader is, the better.
421. If you want to know a person, first look at what he did.
422. Don't reject eternal values in pursuit of the transient.
423. When you are irritated, close your eyes and calm your mind.
424. He who keeps the image of a peach flower in his mind is able to remain serene.
425. No matter how much you say “Halva”, it will not be sweeter in your mouth. (Hajja Nasreddin).
426. After all, you can whenever you want.
427. I would be glad to go to heaven, but sins are not allowed.
428. Every sandpiper praises its swamp.
429. If there was a neck, there would be a clamp.
430. Out of sight, out of mind.
431. A raven will not peck out a crow's eye.
432. Your own shirt is closer to the body.
433. It is not the thief who is not caught.
434. If you hurry, you will make people laugh.
435. Patience is the path to joy. (Egyptian proverb).
436. Man is afraid of time, and the time of the pyramids. (Egyptian proverb).
437. Mercy is above justice. (Egyptian proverb).
438. It is not the country that paints the ambassador, but the ambassador who paints the country. (Egyptian proverb).
439. They wait three years for the promised one.
440. The night is longer than the day, the morning is wiser than the evening.
441. Even snakes do not bite each other.
442. Every nation deserves its own ruler.
443. With a pig's snout, and in a row of galoshes.
444. Tomorrow, tomorrow, not today - all lazy people say. (German proverb).
445. Your tongue is a lion; if you let it out, it will tear it to pieces; If you don’t let it out, it will protect you. (Eastern proverb).
446. Darkness thickens before dawn.
447. No matter how much grain is pounded in a mortar, you cannot crush it to flour.
Proverbs and sayings are a real storehouse of wisdom of the Russian people, which has been tested not only by many centuries, history, but also by ordinary life through the experience of our ancestors, passed down from generation to generation. One proverb or saying can simultaneously express sadness with joy, anger with grief, hatred with love, and, of course, humor with sarcasm. Proverbs and sayings were able to summarize a wide range of phenomena of reality surrounding us, helping to understand the history of the people. That is why a literate person who loves his country always listens and reads... After all, both in texts and in colloquial speech, these linguistic phenomena play a special role: They enhance expressiveness, Make the content deeper, Give spice, At the same time they help to find the way to the reader’s heart .
Proverb, is that you?
People don’t like terms, but they are the ones that help us understand a phenomenon and look inside it!
Proverb is a rhythmic and short figurative saying that is stable in speech. This is a national treasure that contains judgment or advice on a certain situation.
Indeed, the proverb is one of the most curious folklore genres, which, although studied by linguists, linguists, philologists, remains a mystery, since it is not a saying of one person, but a folk assessment, which can best reflect the spiritual image, human aspirations with ideals , demonstrate visual judgments about all phenomena. What is not accepted by the majority simply will not take root. The proverb lives and can live only in speech, acquiring completeness and clear meaning in it. It can be said with absolute certainty that sayings and proverbs have supported lifestyle, strengthened faith in the future, becoming a kind of commandments, on the basis of which life was regulated ordinary people. A proverb may not always be edifying, but it is always instructive! It is necessary to draw a conclusion from them, regardless of how old you are, what social status We are currently occupying.
Proverb, sister of the proverb?
Sometimes we simply don’t understand what the differences are between proverbs and sayings, since they are traditionally put on the same page. To figure it out, and this is necessary, we suggest that you get to know the proverb better and understand what it is.
Proverb is a figurative expression that is also widespread, and it aptly and succinctly defines a phenomenon in life.
If you compare a saying with a proverb, then there is no teaching in it. Only a figurative, sometimes metaphorical expression. For example, “easy on the face” or “careless.” No final judgments, but what a great opportunity for language – to obtain a means of conveying an emotional-expressive assessment. In other words, the proverb was “born” to express the feelings of the person who uses it. Of course, we cannot say that proverbs and sayings are the same, since they have obvious differences. The proverb has two important features: Completeness, Didactic content.
As for the saying, its properties that you will definitely notice after studying the content in this section: Inferences are incomplete, Emotional, Lack of instructiveness.
However, sometimes it is quite difficult to distinguish “who is who”, since the genres are still adjacent, and sayings border on proverbs. There are often cases when, by adding a word to a saying, a proverb is obtained, and sometimes an ordinary inversion (rearrangement of words) is sufficient. As for oral speech, then here quite often sayings are transformed into proverbs, and proverbs - on the contrary, into sayings. The people themselves say: “A saying is a flower, a proverb is a berry” (this, by the way, is a proverb), demonstrating that the saying has some incompleteness. Therefore, the proverb, having formalized the thought completely, becomes a berry.
Where did proverbs and sayings come to us from?
Oh, how difficult it is to say since when sayings and proverbs began to be “circulated” among the people, when these short sayings and apt definitions became entrenched in the minds, which make it possible to make speech richer and simpler at the same time. With all this, we can say with absolute confidence that this happened a long time ago, in ancient times, accompanying the people throughout their entire development since then. A saying could develop into a proverb or saying only when it was 100% consistent with the way of life and thoughts of the mass of people, and then exist for thousands of years. Behind every phrase stands the centuries-old authority of generations of our ancestors. You need to understand that the people who created proverbs and sayings for the most part were illiterate; they simply did not have another method to summarize their experience and knowledge. As a result, proverbs and sayings very accurately characterize the mentality, clearly demonstrating such parameters as: Folk features, As already noted, way of life, Moral standards.
Is it any wonder that they are often contradictory? After the baptism of Rus', pagan elements began to be surprisingly intertwined in proverbs and sayings with phenomena of the new faith. Proverbs and sayings that describe interaction with feudal lords, peasant labor, dependence on the weather, the patriarchal way of life, and so on also very clearly confirm the idea expressed.
Studying proverbs and sayings means understanding life
In no case should we neglect the “world” of these linguistic phenomena, because it reflects not only reflections from external environment, but also in privacy, in family. For every occasion there is a saying or proverb, whether it is about a wedding, theft, illness... However, we must not forget that there is a special “squad” of proverbs and sayings that migrated to us from outstanding literary works. Griboyedov is a leader in this direction. Just look at his “Happy Hours Don’t Watch.” And how many such expressions were created by Krylov, who is always in his creative activity relied on colloquial, often using sayings and proverbs in fables. True, this direction is usually referred to as aphorisms, and for them there is a whole section on our website, which we also recommend that you get acquainted with it in order to be more educated, to understand the world in which we live, to make your speech diverse, colorful and expressive!
