Russian Pro Verbs

Here are some excellent Russian pro verbs / sayings translated in English. I picked some I liked, Happy Reading.

You cannot break through a wall with your forehead.
Take the bull by the horns.
Stormy weather cannot stay all the time,the red sun will come out,too.
The scythe ran into a stone. (Said of meeting of two persons who are a match for each other in cunning or power)
Do not praise yourself while going into battle; praise yourself coming out of battle.
Do not Carry rubbish out of your hut.
Chickens are counted in autumn.
Do not make an elephant out of a fly.
A man should not be struck when he is down.
Do not teach a pike to swim, a pike knows his own science
The end is the crown of any work.
There is no evil without good.
The sun will shine into our yard too.
After a storm (comes) fair weather, after sorrow (comes) joy
All are not cooks that walk with long knives.
All cats are grey at night.
As is well that ends well
One may make up a soft bed (for somebody), but still it will be hard to sleep in
Beware of a quite dog and still water.
It is insane to repeat the same behaviour expecting different outcome.

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