1012 Russian Proverbs / Page 38
741.
The first pancake is a blob.742.
The first pancake is always a failure.743.
The first snow does not mean winter, nor the first love marriage.744.
The fish always stinks from the head downwards.745.
The future is for those who know how to wait.746.
The greatest king must at last be put to bed with a shovel.747.
The hammer shatters glass but hardens steel.748.
The hearth in our house is warmer than our neighbor's.749.
The horse loves oats; the earth, manure; and the governor, tribute.750.
The horse may run quickly, but it can't escape its own tail.751.
The horses of hope gallop, but the asses of experience go slowly.752.
The lambskin is not worth the currying.753.
The less you know, the more soundly you sleep.754.
The lonely person is at home everywhere.755.
The lucky man's enemy dies, and the unlucky man's friend.756.
The man is the flame, the woman the glow.757.
The moon gives us light but no heat.758.
The more you know the less will you sleep.759.
The morning is wiser than the evening.760.
The morning sun never lasts a day.