1012 Russian Proverbs / Page 13
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Don't blame your wife's side if your son is cross-eyed.242.
Don't boast when you start out, but when you get there.243.
Don't buy the house, buy the neighborhood.244.
Don't buy the house; buy the neighborhood.245.
Don't chat on the phone - a talker is a great find for a spy.246.
Don't dig a hole for someone else, as you will fall into it yourself.247.
Don't drive a Binya into the woods if he has found his way to your house.248.
Don't fight with the strong one, don't sue the rich one.249.
Don't hope for rain or thunder, hope for an agronomist.250.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.251.
Don't look for a sea when you can drown in a puddle.252.
Don't pluck the apple while it is green; when it is ripe it will fall of itself.253.
Don't praise your furnace when the house is cold.254.
Don't put all eggs in one basket.255.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.256.
Don't put it in my ear, but in my hand.257.
Don't put new wine into old bottles.258.
Don't raise your stick and the dog won't bark at you.259.
Don't swear off of beggary and jail.260.
Don't wake up trouble while it sleeps quietly.