1012 Russian Proverbs / Page 3
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A gowk at yule'll no be bright at beltane.42.
A guest has not to thank the host, but the host the guest.43.
A hammer breaks glass, but also forms steel. Everything cannot be hung on one nail.44.
A hammer will shatter glass yet it can forge steel.45.
A handful of dirt is pleasing if it's your own land.46.
A Horse has four legs, but still stumbles.47.
A judge and a stomach do their asking in silence.48.
A jug that has been mended lasts two hundred years.49.
A kind word is like a spring day.50.
A kopeck saves the rouble, and the rouble guards your head.51.
A liar can go round the world but cannot come back.52.
A little spark kindles a great fire.53.
A lizard on a cushion will still seek leaves.54.
A lonely person is at home everywhere.55.
A long pull and a strong pull and a pull altogether.56.
A lucky man can stumble upon a treasure while an unlucky one can't even find a mushroom.57.
A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.58.
A man should not be struck when he is down.59.
A man without a wife is like a man in winter without a fur cap.60.
A mile walk with a friend has only one hundred steps.