1012 Russian Proverbs / Page 49
961. Would I know where I'd fall, I'd lay some straw there ahead of time.
962. Yakov's magpie started chattering the same thing about anyone.
963. You can bend an alder-tree, if you do it gradually.
964. You can best shoot an eagle with an arrow made from its own feathers.
965. You can get used to anything -- even hell.
966. You can not write in the chimney with charcoal.
967. You can't do everything at once.
968. You can't drive straight on a twisting lane.
969. You can't have two forenoons in the same day.
970. You can't keep a word of thanks in your pocket.
971. You can't move faster than your shadow.
972. You can't sew buttons on your neighbor's mouth.
973. You can't throw a handkerchief over somebody's mouth.
974. You cannot break a wall with your forehead.
975. You cannot break through a wall with your forehead.
976. You cannot build a wall with one stone.
977. You cannot buy wisdom abroad if there is none at home.
978. You cannot drive straight on a twisting lane.
979. You cannot hang everything on a single peg.
980. You cannot jump higher than your head.