1012 Russian Proverbs / Page 31
601.
One good daughter is worth seven sons.602.
One is not a thief unless caught stealing.603.
One is one's own master on one's own stove.604.
One is received according to one's dress and sent off according to one's wit.605.
One is wiser in the morning than in the evening.606.
One man in a field is not a warrior.607.
One may make up a soft bed for somebody, but still it will be hard to sleep in.608.
One naturally prefers one's own kind.609.
One never tires working for oneself.610.
One road for the fugitive and a hundred for the pursuer.611.
One rotten beam can make a whole house collapse.612.
One son is no son, two sons is no son, but three sons is a son.613.
One sprinkles the most sugar where the tart is burnt.614.
One stupid woman recognizes another one from a distance.615.
One who seeks no friends is his own enemy.616.
One who sits between two chairs may easily fall down.617.
One with a plow — seven with a spoon.618.
One would like to eat fish, but would not like to get into the water.619.
One would like to eat honey, but would not like to get stung.620.
Onion treats seven ailments.