A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
俄罗斯谚语
Russian Proverbs
An indispensable thing never has much value.
一件不可或缺的东西永远没有多大价值。
Eternal peace lasts only until the next war.
永远的和平只会持续到下一次战争。
To live is well, but to live well is better.
活得好固然好，但活得好更好。
Stretch your legs according to your clothes.
根据你的衣服来伸展你的腿。
A sleeping fox counts chicken in his dreams.
睡着的狐狸在梦里数鸡。
A single Russian hair outweighs half a Pole.
一根俄国头发比半根杆子还重。
Without the shepherd, sheep are not a flock.
没有牧人，羊就不是羊群。
There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel.
空桶里响声很大。
Make thyself a sheep, and the wolf is ready.
把自己变成一只羊，狼就准备好了。
A priest's beard is always soaked in butter.
牧师的胡子总是浸在黄油里。
A good merchant has neither money nor goods.
一个好的商人既没有钱也没有货。
The devil is not as scary as they paint him.
魔鬼并不像他们描绘的那么可怕。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Something well cared for lasts two centuries.
精心照料的东西可以保存两个世纪。
In the garden of time grows the flower of consolation.
时间的花园里生长着安慰之花。
It takes all kinds of trees to make a forest.
森林是由各种各样的树组成的。
Your tongue will get you to kiev.
你的舌头会把你带到基辅。
Deprive a mirror of its silver and even the czar won't see his face.
剥夺一面镜子的银质，即使沙皇也看不见他的脸。
Love makes the owl seem prettier than a white falcon.
爱情使猫头鹰看起来比白鹰更漂亮。