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Russian Proverb:
Man doth what he can, and God what he will.

Russian Proverb:
He is in the water up to the neck, and is clamouring for a drink.

Russian Proverb:
God is too high and the Tsar too far away.

Russian Proverb:
You may escape a snake, but not a calumny.

Russian Proverb:
When the mouse is not hungry, the flour tastes bitter.

Russian Proverb:
Mistrust the horse on the field and the wife in the house.

Russian Proverb:
It is bad when one lamb has seven shepherds.

Russian Proverb:
The mouth may be crooked, but the soul is straight.

Russian Proverb:
Give the devil a candle as well, you never know whom you may please.

Russian Proverb:
Even in hell the peasant will have to serve the landlord, for, while the latter is boiling in a cauldron the former will have to put wood under it.

Russian Proverb:
Trust in God, but mind your own business.

Russian Proverb:
A great guest is always dear to a host.

Russian Proverb:
A father's blessing cannot be drowned in water, nor consumed by fire.

Russian Proverb:
Every fish is not a sturgeon.

Russian Proverb:
Marry not a priest's daughter.

Russian Proverb:
An untried friend is like an uncracked nut.

Russian Proverb:
If you have eaten the morsel on Wednesday, do not look for it on Thursday.

Russian Proverb:
A good dog never barks at the weather.