1012 Russian Proverbs / Page 25
481. It is good to pay with other people's money.
482. It is never winter in the land of hope.
483. It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
484. It is unpleasant to go alone, even to be drowned.
485. It is wanted and repellent.
486. It makes chicken laugh.
487. It takes all kinds of trees to make a forest.
488. It was smooth on paper, but forgotten about ravines.
489. It was smooth on paper, but we've forgotten about ravines.
490. It will heal well before your wedding.
491. It will last out our time; if after us no grass grows, what does it matter to us?
492. It will snap where it's the thinnest.
493. It's a crime if you get caught.
494. It's better to be a cripple than always sitting down.
495. It's better to be known as a rascal than a fool.
496. It's better to be too aware than too unaware.
497. It's better to see once than hear a hundred times.
498. It's easier to tear a hole than to mend one.
499. It's nice to have a spoon in time for dinner.
500. It's the still waters that are inhibited by devils.