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 through all possible options 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. They usually think that we are talking about a 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, the 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.
The Rusichi - the most ancient ancestors of the Russians - honored among their gods 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 confident that the evil spirits, invisibly present during this dialogue, would be satisfied and leave behind, and would 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 "points": 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 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). It is said as parting words to a 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 speaks of someone who is small in stature, but has many virtues, positive qualities, as well as 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 a landowner (feudal lord) to the person, forced labor and property of a peasant, dates back to the time of 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). At the end of the 16th century, 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 deprived of their last hope of changing their situation. 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.
When you start a big 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 merits 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 himself.
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: place three fingers folded together (thumb, index and middle) of your right hand sequentially to the forehead, to the chest, to one and the other shoulder. People who believed in God, professed the Christian religion, were baptized in many cases of daily 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 as an inexplicable natural phenomenon. 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. They say when they do at the 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. An old horse's teeth are worn out, 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 a loved one, a dear person, you don’t regret anything, 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 is feasible if a master, that is, a skilled, knowledgeable person, takes it on. 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.
It is said when it is possible to resolve a difficult situation conveniently for both some and others, 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).
According to Orthodox custom, during prayer, believers kneel 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 speaker’s point of view, strangely 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.
Now we move on to Russian proverbs, which it would also be nice for each of us to know.
Russian proverbs and sayings, as everyone knows, this is folk wisdom that came to us from life experience. Now let's look at the most frequently used among them among the people, as well as their interpretations, among other things. For convenience, Russian proverbs and sayings are presented alphabetically.
Russian proverbs and sayings and their meaning
Appetite comes with eating.
The deeper you delve into something, the more you understand and recognize it.
A woman with a cart makes it easier for a mare.
About the departure of an unnecessary person who is not so useful to anything.
Trouble doesn’t walk through the forest, but through people.
Misfortunes with people are the real trouble, and not with what surrounds them.
Misfortunes never come alone.
She will definitely take at least one more with her.
Poverty is not a vice.
You should not judge people for poverty, since it is not their negative quality.
You can’t even catch a fish from a pond without difficulty.
Nothing can be achieved without persistence and effort.
Take care of your dress again, and take care of your honor from a young age.
About norms of behavior in society, etc. And if something is lost or torn, it will no longer be possible to restore it.
God saves man, who save himself.
It is easier for a person who is prudent and careful in his decisions and actions to avoid dangers and unjustified risks.
Free cheese only comes in a mousetrap.
Rarely is anything free given to us without pitfalls, without a catch.
God marks the rogue.
Evil deeds and other negative qualities do not go unpunished.
For a big ship, a long voyage.
A person with great abilities gets great opportunities.
If you suffer for a long time, something will work out.
If you really try in a difficult matter, you can achieve at least something.
Paper will endure anything.
Paper, unlike people, will tolerate any lie, any mistake written on it.
Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
Home comfort, created with your own hands or the hands of a loved one, cannot be replaced by any visit.
In a healthy body healthy mind.
By keeping the body healthy, a person also maintains mental well-being.
Every family has its black sheep.
In any family or team there will always be a person with negative qualities.
In crowded but not mad.
A little inconvenience for everyone is better than a more serious problem for just one.
Still waters run deep.
Quiet and calm-looking people often hide a complex nature.
They don’t go to someone else’s monastery with their own rules.
In someone else's team, you should not behave only according to your own rules and procedures.
We see the speck in someone else's eye, but we don't notice the log in our own.
The mistakes and shortcomings of the people around you are more noticeable than your own.
Live forever, learn forever, but you will die a fool.
About the impossibility of knowing everything, even with a constant and persistent acquisition of knowledge.
I picked up the tug - don’t say it’s not strong.
Once you take up a task, bring it to the end, despite the difficulties.
The bird is visible in flight.
About people who, through their deeds and their appearance, show others their nature.
Water wears away stones.
Even minor work, manifested long and persistently, gives good results.
Pound water in a mortar and there will be water.
About doing a stupid thing that does not bring anything useful.
The wolf's legs feed him.
To earn a living, you need to move, be active, and not sit still.
If you are afraid of wolves, do not go into the forest.
If you are afraid of difficulties or dangerous consequences, then you should not start any business.
All diseases are caused by nerves.
Anger, resentment and resentment weaken the immune system, which leads to the formation of diseases. Avoid anything that makes you nervous. Be patient.
Everything will be ground - there will be flour.
Any problem sooner or later turns into a good result.
All is well that ends well.
If the ending of something is good, then there is nothing to worry about.
Everything has its time.
Everything happens at the appointed time, not earlier and not later.
Everyone goes crazy in their own way.
Each person has their own advantages and disadvantages.
Every cricket knows its nest.
Everyone should know their place and not interfere with someone else’s.
Every bast in line.
Everything can be useful, everything can be used; any mistake is blamed.
Where there is anger, there is mercy.
Not everything can be done with just anger; over time, mercy comes.
Where wood is cut, chips fly.
In any business there are always losses, costs...
Needed where was born.
About a place of birth that would not be worth leaving forever.
Where it's thin, that's where it breaks.
What is strong always remains strong, and the weakest link always cracks.
The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing.
It's scary to take on a task until you finally take it on.
The need for invention is cunning.
The need and poverty of a person make him more intelligent and inventive.
Mountain does not converge with mountain, but man does not converge with man.
About people, despite the mountains, who are capable by nature of understanding and meeting halfway.
One grave will correct a hunchback, but a club will correct a stubborn one.
It is difficult and sometimes impossible for a person to get rid of his bad habits.
Prepare a sleigh in the summer and a cart in the winter.
Before you start anything, you must first prepare.
They do not look at a given horse's teeth.
For any gift you are supposed to thank and rejoice at it, they say, take what you give.
Two bears do not live in the same den.
About two rivals vying for leadership. There is no room for two owners in one house.
The master's work is afraid.
The work carried out by the master is completed efficiently and quickly.
Time for business, time for fun.
Most of your time should be spent on study and work, and only partly on entertainment.
For a dear friend and an earring.
For a good friend or loved one, you don’t feel sorry for even the most valuable.
Debt good turn deserves another.
A good attitude towards people will definitely return in kind.
Expensive egg for Easter day.
It's always nice to get what you expect at the right time, in the right place.
Friendship is friendship, and service is service.
Friendly relationships should not affect work relationships, however, and vice versa.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Only a friend will do everything possible for you to save you in a difficult situation.
There is no law for fools.
Only an intelligent person gives in to the rules; fools have no time for them anyway.
A bad example is contagious.
About imitation of a bad example, a bad deed of another person.
Living life is not a field to cross.
Life is a complicated thing, living it is not so easy.
If you chase two hares, you won’t catch either.
It is impossible to achieve two goals at the same time; everything must be done sequentially.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
By focusing on little things or on the same thing, it is impossible to see the main thing.
The Forbidden fruit is sweet.
Taking someone else’s or forbidden things is much more pleasant than taking your own.
Make a fool pray to God, and he’ll bruise his forehead.
An overly zealous person can harm the business.
It is not worth it.
The money spent on something is not justified by the results obtained.
You can't erase a word from a song.
It is impossible to change or hide something with words without distorting reality.
If only I knew where to fall, I would have laid out straws.
About caution, forethought, so that there is no trouble.
Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
Every person praises the place in which he lives, but everything else is foreign and unusual.
Everyone judges for himself.
The way a person is, that’s how those around him seem to be.
As it comes back, so will it respond.
Any actions towards people around you, good or bad, eventually turn out to be the same.
Whatever you name the ship, that’s how it will sail.
What you set your mind to is what you will get.
You can't spoil porridge with oil.
What is useful and pleasant cannot cause harm, even if there is too much of it.
Fight fire with fire.
To eliminate the results of an action, therefore, by the same means that caused this action.
The end is the crown of the whole thing.
It is important to complete any task.
Finished the job - go for a walk safely.
Once you finish your work, you can rest peacefully without thinking about it.
The horse has four legs and even then stumbles.
Even the most intelligent, dexterous and skillful people can sometimes make mistakes.
A penny saves the ruble.
To accumulate a lot, you must not neglect the little.
The hut is red not in its corners, but in its pies.
The owner of the house is valued not by wealth, but by hospitality.
Who seeks will always find.
When a person really tries to search, he really finds.
Whoever gets up early, God gives him.
Whoever is not lazy to get up early will have a longer day and a more luxuriant harvest.
Where the needle goes, so goes the thread.
About a person dependent on someone or about close attachment to each other.
Strike while the iron is hot.
While the opportunity allows, it is better to act, otherwise it may not exist later.
The chicken pecks one grain at a time, but is full.
By doing something regularly, even if only a little at a time, you can achieve results.
You can't break through walls with your forehead.
It is impossible to go against the authorities.
They don't hit someone who is lying down.
It is not customary to finish off someone who is injured or in trouble.
A fly in the ointment.
When everything is good, any, even minor, dirty trick can ruin everything.
Better the bitter truth than a sweet lie.
You won't get far with a lie, unlike the truth, no matter what it is.
Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
You should not believe words, you should only look at actions.
Better late than never.
It is better to do something at least someday than not to do it at all.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
It is better to have something small and quite accessible than something large and difficult to achieve.
Love for all ages.
A person has the ability to fall in love at absolutely any age.
If you like to ride, you also like to carry a sled.
To achieve something in your life, make an effort.
The less you know the better you sleep.
The more you know, the more excitement and worry there is.
The world is not without good people.
There will always be generous people with a desire to help in someone else's troubles.
Young is green.
Young people, unlike adults, are not mature enough in their knowledge.
Silent means consent.
Silence is like an assumption of an affirmative answer.
Moscow was not built in a day.
Everything complex and perfect is never given at once, only with a gain of experience.
In the absence of fish, cancer is a fish.
In the absence of something better, something worse may come in handy.
Trust in God, and don’t make a mistake yourself.
You should not rely solely on God when doing anything. Do everything yourself, and God only supports.
Every man to his own taste.
Tastes and preferences of different people may differ from each other.
You can't please everyone.
You can't please everyone, no matter what you do. Even if you are an angel, someone may not like the rustling of your wings.
Simplicity is enough for every wise man.
No matter how wise and perspicacious a person is, he can be deceived.
The animal runs towards the catcher.
It is easier for those who are brave, persistent, and stubborn to achieve anything they want.
There is no trial.
About the humble acceptance of the absence of something or the refusal of a request.
They carry water to the offended.
A person is forced to be able to forgive. And an offended person looks of no interest to anyone.
Hope dies last.
Even with disappointment or complete failure, there is still hope for the best.
Gruzdev called himself get in the body.
If you boast or promise to do something, do it.
You won't be nice by force.
No one can be forced to love against their will.
It is not God who burns the pots.
Each person is doomed to cope with his tasks himself, and not rely only on God alone.
Don't sit in your own sleigh.
Equivalent to the expression “Mind your own business.”
Not everything is Maslenitsa, there is also Lent.
Life is not always a holiday. It comes in changeable stripes.
All that glitters is not gold.
Any thing or entity, no matter how beautiful it looks, is not determined only by external signs. The internal signs are more important.
If you don't know the ford, don't go into the water.
Before you do anything, you should know how it is done.
Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.
Money disappears the first time you go to the store, but friends remain forever.
It is not the place that makes the person, but the person the place.
A person with a bad position can be an excellent worker, but with a good position - vice versa.
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
While there is an opportunity, it is better to carry out your plans right away, in order to avoid acquiring laziness and regret.
Don't spit in the well - you'll need some water to drink.
You should not spoil your relationship with a person, no matter what he is. But in the future it can turn out to be very useful, and even save a life.
Not caught - not a thief, not caught - not cheated.
A person is not guilty of an offense until proven guilty.
Don't dig a hole for someone else - you yourself will fall into it.
A person who does bad things to another person suffers himself, having encountered the consequences of his own actions.
Don't cut the branch you're sitting on.
Don’t do stupid things and evil, because you yourself can choke on the same thing.
The devil is not as scary as he is painted.
An indication of exaggeration of the significance of any negative phenomenon.
Man does not live by bread alone.
A person has not only material qualities, but also spiritual ones.
There is no smoke without fire.
Nothing happens just like that, for example, there is no gossip without reason.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
In any difficult situation, you can always extract something pleasant and useful.
Burnt on milk - blows on the water.
Having made a mistake once, in the future you become more careful and prudent.
There is safety in numbers.
It is more difficult to withstand something alone, to win a fight, than with someone else.
One head is good, but two are even better.
Two people will be able to solve any problem better and faster, unlike one.
One swallow does not make spring.
The very first and only sign of a phenomenon is not the phenomenon itself.
From love to hate one step.
It won't be difficult to anger a person and make him hate you.
No one is immune from the event.
No matter how hard you try to prevent trouble, it can still happen.
It's a double-edged sword.
For every desired action there is a reaction.
The first pancake is lumpy.
Anything doesn't always work out really well the first time.
Stretch your legs along the clothes.
About living according to your means, income, in accordance with your capabilities.
They meet you by their clothes, they see them off by their intelligence.
A meeting with a person is valued according to external signs, and parting is valued according to internal, mental ones.
Even a sword does not cut a guilty head.
Those who voluntarily admit their guilt should not be seriously punished.
Repetition is the mother of learning.
The more you repeat, the better you know.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
If you do nothing, nothing will come of it.
Until the thunder strikes, the man will not cross himself.
A person will drag out his illness or other problem until the last moment, until it resolves completely.
Trying is not torture, and demand is not a problem.
There is nothing stopping you from at least trying to do something rather than not doing it at all.
After a fight they don’t wave their fists.
It is unacceptable to change anything when it is too late.
If you hurry, you will make people laugh.
Any task should be done calmly, slowly, in order to avoid a funny situation.
Forewarned is forearmed.
What you are warned about, you are ready for.
When trouble comes, open the gate.
Misfortune never comes alone. Therefore, you need to be more careful and prepared for anything.
The frightened crow is afraid of the bush.
If a person is truly scared, he will be afraid of everything that surrounds him.
For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is up to his ears.
A drunk person is drawn to actions that he would never dare to do if he were sober.
Once a year the stick shoots.
Very rarely, but still the impossible may well become possible.
One born to crawl cannot fly.
If a person is born a fool, then he will die a fool.
Fish looks for where it is deeper, and man looks for where it is better.
About people who want better devices for their lives.
The fish rots from the head.
If the government is bad, so will its subordinates.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Close people easily find a common language.
To live with wolves is to howl like a wolf.
When joining any community, life according to their principles is not excluded.
Out of sight, out of mind.
The human principle is to forget someone with whom you do not see or communicate.
Whoever you hang out with, that's how you'll gain.
Whom you communicate with, make friends with, you adopt his views, habits, etc.
With your loved one and in the hut is paradise.
It’s good to be with your loved one anywhere and under any conditions.
The light did not converge like a wedge.
If everything is good at a certain facility, you shouldn’t make do with it alone.
Our people - we will be numbered.
Close people are doomed to help each other without asking for anything in return.
I can't bear my own burden.
What you personally receive is easier to bear, unlike the tolerability of someone else’s.
Your shirt is closer to your body.
Your own interests are more important than the interests of other people.
A holy place is never empty.
If a good place is empty, someone else will immediately take it.
Seven do not wait for one.
They won’t wait for one latecomer when everyone is already gathered and ready for business.
Seven times measure cut once.
Before you do anything, you must first think carefully, provide for everything, in order to avoid an accident.
Lawless Heart.
About the inability to control your feelings.
No matter how much you feed the wolf, he still looks into the forest.
It is impossible to change the natural instincts and inclinations of another person.
Soon the fairy tale is told, but not soon the deed is done.
About foreshadowing something, like in a fairy tale, it’s quick and easy, but in reality it’s more complicated.
Miser pays twice.
Unlike buying a cheap thing and then buying an expensive one because the cheap one breaks down soon, it is better to immediately buy an expensive and high-quality thing for a long time.
Tears of sorrow will not help.
Don't be discouraged if you can get rid of grief. And if the problem is inevitable, there is no point in shedding tears.
The word is not a sparrow; if it flies out, you won’t catch it.
Once you find yourself in an awkward situation and say a bad word, it is impossible to go back.
The word is silver, silence is gold.
It is a matter of honor to say something useful, but it is better to remain silent about useless and empty chatter.
The earth is full of rumors.
A person knows secret information thanks to rumors.
A dog can be a biter from a dog's life.
An unkind, aggressive person often becomes like this due to the conditions of his life: from a lack of love, care from people around him, frequent misfortunes, etc.
He ate the dog and choked on his tail.
It is impossible to do anything big without tripping over a small thing.
There are no boundaries for perfection.
No matter how hard you try to improve the situation, you can always do better.
Nightingales are not fed fables.
Talking cannot feed those who are hungry. He should be offered food.
An old bird is not caught with chaff.
It is difficult to trick an experienced person with anything, to lead him into a dead end.
An old friend is better than two new ones.
Old, proven, long-familiar, predictable is much more reliable, as opposed to new, unfamiliar, not yet tested by everyday situations.
The well-fed cannot understand the hungry.
The difficulty of one is incomprehensible to another until he stoops to this difficulty himself.
Patience and a little effort.
Patience and perseverance in work will overcome all obstacles.
Be patient, Cossack - you will become an ataman!
Encouragement to become a patient person when any difficulty is nothing.
Three doctors are no better than one.
Similar to the proverb Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
The more people take on one task, the less attention is paid to it.
Fear has big eyes.
About fearful people who perceive everything small and insignificant as large and terrible.
An agreement (agreement) is more valuable than money.
A respectful contract, unlike money, can be lost forever. Its terms and conditions must be strictly adhered to.
A drowning man clutches at a straw.
A person in trouble is ready to do anything to save himself. Even if the method does not give much results.
The morning is wiser than the evening.
In the morning, decisions are made more effectively, as opposed to a tired evening.
Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.
Learning is the path to knowledge, achievements, success. And lack of learning is the cause of developmental retardation and lack of culture.
Well, where we do not.
Often a person underestimates where he is now and overestimates the features of the place where he has not yet been.
The bad (bad) grass is out of the field.
You should get rid of anything harmful or unnecessary so that things go faster.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The success of any business can only be said if it has a visible result.
Man is the architect of his own happiness.
To be happy, you need to do something, and not wait until it comes on its own.
Man proposes, but God disposes.
You should not be one hundred percent sure of the success of an action or enterprise that has not yet taken place.
Whatever you boast about, you will be left without.
A person who talks a lot about his happiness remains without it.
What the hell is not joking (while God sleeps).
Anything can happen, anything can happen.
What we have, we don’t keep, and when we lose it, we cry.
The true value of something or someone is noticed when we are deprived of it.
What is written with a pen cannot be cut down with an axe.
What is written, once it has become known, cannot be changed.
What goes around comes around.
Good or evil done by someone returns over time.
To get to know a person, you have to eat a ton of salt with him.
To get to know a person well, you need to live with him for a long time, overcoming various difficulties in life with him.
Someone else's soul is darkness.
No matter how well we know a person, his thoughts will always be a mystery. And a person’s external appearance is not always a reflection of his soul.
I’ll take away someone else’s trouble with my hands, but I won’t apply my mind to mine.
Other people's troubles seem more solvable, easier, unlike your own.
Murder will out.
The secret always becomes clear. And the lie will definitely come out over time.
Cabbage soup and porridge are our food.
About the habit of eating simple food.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
What parents are like, their children have the same mentality.
The language will take you to Kyiv.
By asking people you can get anywhere.
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
An inexperienced person can teach little to an experienced one.
“The genius, spirit and character of a people is manifested in its proverbs” (F. Bacon)
Folk proverbs and sayings are part of the spiritual heritage that we inherited from our ancestors. This is truly a gold mine of folk wisdom accumulated over many centuries. They cover almost all aspects of our lives, so it is very useful to introduce your child to proverbs and sayings from early childhood, to memorize them , tell their meaning, where and in what cases they are used, teach them to resort to them at every opportunity.
RUSSIAN FOLK PROVERBS AND SAYINGS.
Living life is not a field to cross.
There is a saying for every Yegorka.
Flower proverb, berry proverb.
If you don't know the ford, don't go into the water.
Life is given for good deeds.
Speech is beautiful as a proverb.
Trust in God, and don’t make a mistake yourself.
A house cannot be built without corners; speech cannot be said without a proverb.
Wet rain is not afraid.
Small, but remote.
On someone else's side, I'm happy with my little crow.
He who burns himself on milk blows on water.
A wolf is a stump for a cowardly bunny.
It would be lunch, but the spoon would be found.
From time immemorial, a book has raised a person.
Your own land is sweet even in a handful.
Aahs and aahs will not give help.
What you have gained through untruth will not be used for future use.
Once you lie, you become a liar forever.
The mother swings high, but only slightly hits, the stepmother swings low, but hits hard.
On my native side, the pebble is also familiar.
It is better to forgive ten guilty people than to execute one innocent one.
Where the pine tree is mature, there it is red.
It is bad for him who does no good to anyone.
Without roots, wormwood does not grow.
The sting is sharp, and the tongue is sharper.
Without a friend there is a blizzard in the heart.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
If you don't have a friend, look for him, but if you have one, take care of him.
A liar is always an unfaithful friend, he will lie to you around.
The native side is the mother, the alien side is the stepmother.
Where to live, there to be known.
You are greeted by your clothes, but escorted by your mind.
Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
The bird that doesn't like its nest is stupid.
If you go on a visit, you should also take them to your home.
Trouble is trouble, and food is food.
On the other side, even spring is not beautiful.
Every man is the smith of his own happiness.
On the other side, even a falcon is called a crow.
God will soak you, God will dry you.
Teach children without people.
A thunderstorm hits a tall tree.
Altyn of silver doesn't hurt your ribs.
You won't get rich by deception, but you will get poorer.
You go for a day, take bread for a week.
If you love to ride, you also love to carry a sled.
As is the spinner, so is the shirt she wears.
He who does not love others destroys himself.
It is better to remain silent than to lie.
If you don't know how to sew with gold, hit it with a hammer.
The hand of the giver will not fail.
If only he knew where he fell, he’d spread some straw here.
The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing.
Summer works for winter, and winter works for summer.
Whoever indulges children sheds a tear later.
For a scientist they give three non-scientists, and even then they don’t take it.
In crowded but not mad.
What goes around comes around.
Prepare a sleigh in the summer and a cart in the winter.
He who knows a lot, asks a lot.
Get up early, think wisely, do it diligently.
Perhaps somehow they won’t bring it to any good.
The master's work is afraid.
Play, play, but know the deal.
Finished the job - go for a walk safely.
You can’t even pull a fish out of a pond without difficulty.
The envious eye sees far.
You can't buy health - your mind gives it.
Time for business, time for fun.
It's a long day until the evening if there's nothing to do.
Who does not work shall not eat.
If you walk around in the summer, you'll get hungry in the winter.
Skillful hands do not know boredom.
Patience and a little effort.
If you love to ride, you also love to carry sleds.
There will be day - there will be food.
Labor feeds a person, but laziness spoils him.
Take it together, it won't be too heavy.
Beware of troubles while they're gone.
The craft does not ask to drink and eat, but feeds itself.
The snow is white, but they trample underfoot, the poppy is black, but people eat.
The child, although crooked, is sweet to his father and mother.
It is not the ax that amuses, but the carpenter.
Don't sit idly by, you won't get bored.
The day until the evening is boring if there is nothing to do. 
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
To live without anything is just to smoke the sky.
Put off idleness, but don’t put off doing things.
Don't rush with your tongue, hurry with your deeds.
Handle every task skillfully.
If there was a desire, the work would go well.
They meet you by their dress, they see you off by their intelligence.
Learning to read and write is always useful.
And strength gives way to the mind.
If you're smart, say one word, if you're a fool, say three, and go after him yourself.
A smart head has a hundred hands.
A mind is good, but two are better.
You can’t live without the sun, you can’t live without your sweetheart.
As is the mind, so are the speeches.
In a smart conversation you gain your intelligence, in a stupid conversation you lose yours.
Know more and say less.
A fool turns sour, but a wise man sees through everything.
A bird is beautiful in its singing, and a man is beautiful in his learning.
An unscientific person is like an unsharpened axe.
Dunno lies, but know-it-all runs far.
If you want to eat rolls, don’t sit on the stove.
You can't see the whole world from the window. 
Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.
The ABC is science, and the kids are learning.
An old friend is better than two new ones.
A friend argues, but an enemy agrees.
Don't recognize a friend in three days, recognize a friend in three years.
A friend and brother is a great thing: you won’t get it soon.
I was with a friend, I drank water - sweeter than honey.
If you don’t have a friend, so look for it, but if you find it, take care of it.
Make new friends, but don’t lose old ones.
For a friend, seven miles is not a suburb.
An orphan without a friend, a family man with a friend.
Seven do not wait for one.
A horse is known in grief, and a friend in trouble.
It's warm in the sun, good in mother's presence.
There is no friend like your own mother.
What is the treasure for, if there is harmony in the family?
Brotherly love is better than stone walls.
The bird is happy about spring, and the baby is happy about the mother.
The hut is fun for children.
The whole family is together, and the soul is in place.
Mother's affection knows no end.
Maternal anger is like spring snow: a lot of it falls, but it will soon melt.
The sweet child has many names.
Grandmother - only grandfather is not a grandson.
Annushka is a good daughter if her mother and grandmother praise her
From the same oven, but the rolls are not the same.
And from a good father a mad sheep will be born.
The bird is in the nest until autumn, and the children are in the house until they are old enough.
You can't expect a good breed from a bad seed.
Capricious in childhood, ugly in age.
All children are equal - both boys and girls.
The hut is fun for children.
Painting by artist Pieter Bruegel entitled “Sayings”.
Painting by artist Pieter Bruegel (1525/30–1569) entitled “Sayings”. The name speaks for itself; the painting depicts more than two dozen different instructive sayings. Here are some of them: banging your head against the wall, leading each other by the nose, pouring pearls before swine, putting spokes in wheels, sitting between two chairs, looking through your fingers, and others. Where in the picture is depicted, look for what proverb yourself.
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