Nationality: Russian Proverbs and sayings. Page 1

Quote Explanation: When people see each other as a rival and competitor, the success of one will upset the other. That is, in the full version of the proverb, we are talking about professional rivalry and competition.

Quote Explanation: In Rus', it was customary to talk about the situation in the house when negligent owners could let all their property go to the wind. Instead of saving, they spent. And, accordingly, the house was dominated by: noise, din, festivities. As a result, it is always not cleaned, a mess, a mess.

Quote Explanation: A drunk person is drawn to feats that he would never have dared to do when sober. But he is able to get into trouble, which he would easily have avoided if he had not been tipsy.

Quote Explanation: In Rus', a wedding was played once before and families were created for life. The girl left her father's house and could no longer return there. She humbled herself and endured her husband so as not to be expelled from his house. There were quarrels, but they should not go beyond the bedroom of the spouses. Husband and wife reconciled and lived on. If in youth healthy relationships were laid, then in old age they will be manifested by mutual patience and respect. Conversely, an unreasonable attitude towards others and life in general leads to madness in old age.

Quote Explanation: This saying or proverb is used in the sense that someone has good taste, knows how to choose the best from what is available.

Quote Explanation: People with common interests easily understand each other at a glance or even silently, think over their words and deeds so as not to do something superfluous both for the other and for themselves.

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