1012 Russian Proverbs / Page 37
721.
The casket opened simple.722.
The castle gates will always open for gold-laden donkeys.723.
The cat knows who's meat it has eaten.724.
The cat with cream on her whiskers should have a good excuse ready.725.
The church is near but the road is icy; the bar is far away but I'll walk carefully.726.
The coat is quite new, only the holes are old.727.
The crow flew over the sea but returned still a crow.728.
The cub does not teach the Wolf.729.
The devil is not as scary as they paint him.730.
The devil is not so frighful as he is painted.731.
The dog learns to swim when the water reaches his ears.732.
The elbow is near, but try and bite it.733.
The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.734.
The end is the crown of any work.735.
The fall of a leaf is a whisper to the living.736.
The fall of the leaf; is a whisper to the living.737.
The fathers ate the cranberries and the children are left with the aftertaste.738.
The first [cup of vodka] goes as a stake, the second as a falcon, and the third as a little bird.739.
The first blin always turns out lumpy.740.
The first goes as a stake, the second as a falcon, and the third as a little bird.