1012 Russian Proverbs / Page 27
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Living mindlessly is paradise.522.
Living your life is not like crossing a meadow.523.
Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains.524.
Look for wind in a field.525.
Looking at a tree see its fruit; looking at a man see his deeds.526.
Loose words are picked up like gold coin.527.
Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.528.
Love has its own language, but marriage falls back on the local dialect.529.
Love is like a glass that breaks if handled clumsily.530.
Love makes the owl seem prettier than a white falcon.531.
Make a friend of the wolf, but keep your axe ready.532.
Make peace with man and war with your sins.533.
Make peace with people; wage war with your sins.534.
Make thyself a sheep, and the wolf is ready.535.
Make yourself a sheep and the wolf is ready.536.
Makes the bed soft, yet hard to sleep.537.
Many people who have gold in the house are looking for copper outside.538.
Many who have gold in the house are looking for copper outside.539.
Mass is not repeated for the deaf.540.
Masters are fighting, servants' forelocks are creaking.