Proverbs, sayings, sayings. Russian folk proverbs

Really a treasure trove proverbs in Russian collected by Vladimir Ivanovich Dahl back in 1862. In the two-volume collection of the Russian writer and linguist, all sayings are divided by topic. One of the most extensive is “Language-speech”. Since the main source of material was the speech of the Russian people, we can say with confidence that everything proverbs from this thematic group — about the Russian language. Let us list the most interesting and capacious of them:

He who storms with his tongue will not fight much.
Language is an anchor to the body. The tongue talks to God.
The tongue is small, but it controls the whole body.
A small tongue makes a great man move.
A small tongue moves mountains. With a tongue like a stag.
The tongue is the banner, it leads the squad. Language moves kingdoms.
The tongue gives the message to the tongue.
The tongue gives the answer to the tongue, but the head realizes.
The tongue feeds the head.
The tongue feeds bread and spoils the matter.
What language can't agree on! Tongue, adversary, my destroyer!
The language is the same, both on weekdays and on holidays.
Language will take you to Kyiv.
God gave two ears and one tongue.
Your own language, your own speaking (pronunciation, pronunciation).
With his tongue he weaves like bobbins. Weaves lace with his tongue.
Don't be quick with your words, be quick with your actions.
Don't be hasty in your language, and don't be lazy in your deeds.
My tongue is tossing and turning, I want to speak.
Don't be afraid of the knife, just the tongue. The razor scrapes, but the word cuts.
You can't keep up with your tongue barefoot.
The tongue prowls ahead of the mind.
The tongue is soft: whatever it wants, it babbles (what it doesn’t want, it babbles).
Without a tongue and the bell is mute.
It is better to stumble with your foot than with your tongue.
You can't tell it with your tongue, you can't spread it with your fingers.
Talk with your tongue, but don’t give in to your hands!
Use your tongue as you like, but don’t use your hands.
My tongue is my enemy. Your tongue is your first adversary.
He beats with his tongue (woman), which beats the wool with a vein string.

Proverbs on the topic of the Russian language

Without the Russian language you can’t make even a boot.
Russian language is the strength of the weak!
The Russian language is great and powerful.
Without the Russian language you cannot defeat the most dangerous enemy.
Do not penetrate the enemy with a spear, penetrate with a kind Russian language.

The tongue is small, but it controls the whole body.
The word is silver, silence is gold.
A sharp word pricks the heart.

The tongue talks to God.
The tongue is the banner, it leads the squad. Language moves kingdoms.
The tongue gives the message to the tongue.
One says red, two say motley.
He says how the river flows.
Speech is beautiful through listening (and conversation through humility).
I sit by the stove and listen to people's speeches.
Know a lot, but know little! It's not appropriate to fight too much.
Rather than lie, it’s better to scratch yourself in silence.
We all talk, but not everything comes out as said.
Everything shows up soon, but not everything is done quickly.
You can’t keep up with the wind in the field; You can't make up for every word.
To remain silent is not to let things end. I don't understand your hint.
Don't pierce with a spear, pierce with your tongue!

Living word more valuable than dead letters.
Good speech is good to listen to. Red speech is red and listen.
Let’s sit side by side and talk (and interpret) well.
And the conversation is short, but honest.
The field is red with millet, and the conversation is with the mind.
Talking to you makes me drunk.
I wish I could drink honey through your lips.
Whatever makes someone happy, that’s what he talks about.
Whatever hurts someone, that’s what they talk about.
There is, in a word, sweet as honey; but no, the word is bitter like wormwood.
He sits there, like a candle is burning, and says that he is giving him a ruble.
Short speeches and there’s nothing to listen to.
The word is not a sparrow: if it flies out, you won’t catch it.
You can hold the horse on the reins, but you can’t take the words out of your mouth.
Once you shoot, you won’t catch the bullet, and when you say a word, you won’t catch it.
By the way, to remain silent is a big word to say.
Friendly words will not dry up your tongue.
An affectionate word makes a bone ache.
There is a lot of chalk, but no grinding (that is, there is no use in speeches).
He won’t reach into his pocket for words.
He talked like three boxes. It would babble, but would not doze.
You speak according to advice (secretly, according to advice), but it will come out all over the world.
The pig will tell the hog, and the hog will tell the whole city.
If the hen knew, the neighbor would know too.
Eloquent, like our Feklist. More babbling (more noisy) than a hen.
If one speaks, then two look and two listen (that is, two eyes, two ears and one mouth).
No matter how much you interpret, you can’t reinterpret everything.

“The genius, spirit and character of a people is manifested in its proverbs” (F. Bacon)

Folk proverbs and sayings part spiritual heritage which we inherited from our ancestors. This is truly a gold mine folk wisdom accumulated over many centuries. They cover almost all aspects of our life, so it is very useful from the very early childhood introduce your child to proverbs and sayings, memorize them, explain their meaning, where and in what cases they are used, teach them to resort to them at every opportunity.

RUSSIAN FOLK PROVERBS AND SAYINGS.

Living life is not a field to cross.

There is a saying for every Yegorka.
Flower proverb, berry proverb.

If you don't know the ford, don't go into the water.

Life is given for good deeds.

Speech is beautiful as a proverb.

Trust in God, and don’t make a mistake yourself.

A house cannot be built without corners; speech cannot be said without a proverb.

Wet rain is not afraid.

Small, but remote.

On someone else's side, I'm happy with my little crow.

He who burns himself on milk blows on water.

A wolf is a stump for a cowardly bunny.

It would be lunch, but the spoon would be found.

From time immemorial, a book has raised a person.

Your own land is sweet even in a handful.

Aahs and aahs will not give help.

What you have gained through untruth will not be used for future use.

Once you lie, you become a liar forever.

The mother swings high, but only slightly hits, the stepmother swings low, but hits hard.

On my native side, the pebble is also familiar.

It is better to forgive ten guilty people than to execute one innocent one.

Where the pine tree is mature, there it is red.

It is bad for him who does no good to anyone.

Without roots, wormwood does not grow.

The sting is sharp, and the tongue is sharper.

Without a friend there is a blizzard in the heart.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

If you don't have a friend, look for him, but if you have one, take care of him.

A liar is always an unfaithful friend, he will lie to you around.

The native side is the mother, the alien side is the stepmother.

Where to live, there to be known.

You are greeted by your clothes, but seen off by your mind.

Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.

The bird that doesn't like its nest is stupid.

If you go on a visit, you should also take them to your place.

Trouble is trouble, and food is food.

On the other side, even spring is not beautiful.

Every man is the smith of his own happiness.

On the other side, even a falcon is called a crow.

God will soak you, God will dry you.

Teach children without people.

A thunderstorm hits a tall tree.

Altyn of silver doesn't hurt your ribs.

You won't get rich by deception, but you will get poorer.

You go for a day, take bread for a week.

If you love to ride, you also love to carry a sled.

As is the spinner, so is the shirt she wears.

He who does not love others destroys himself.

It is better to remain silent than to lie.

If you don't know how to sew with gold, hit it with a hammer.

The hand of the giver will not fail.

If only he knew where he fell, he’d spread some straw here.

The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing.

Summer works for winter, and winter works for summer.

Whoever indulges children sheds a tear later.

For a scientist they give three non-scientists, and even then they don’t take it.

In crowded but not mad.

What goes around comes around.

Prepare a sleigh in the summer and a cart in the winter.

He who knows a lot, asks a lot.

Get up early, think wisely, do it diligently.

Perhaps somehow they won’t bring it to any good.

The master's work is afraid.

Play, play, but know the deal.

Finished the job - go for a walk safely.

You can’t even pull a fish out of a pond without difficulty.

The envious eye sees far.

You can't buy health - your mind gives it.

Time for business, time for fun.

It's a long day until the evening if there's nothing to do.

Who does not work shall not eat.

If you walk around in the summer, you'll get hungry in the winter.

Skillful hands do not know boredom.

Patience and a little effort.

If you love to ride, you also love to carry sleds.

There will be day - there will be food.

Labor feeds a person, but laziness spoils him.

Take it together, it won't be too heavy.

Beware of troubles while they're gone.

The craft does not ask to drink and eat, but feeds itself.

The snow is white, but they trample underfoot, the poppy is black, but people eat.

The child, although crooked, is sweet to his father and mother.

It is not the ax that amuses, but the carpenter.

Don't sit idly by, you won't get bored.

The day until the evening is boring if there is nothing to do.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

To live without anything is just to smoke the sky.

Put off idleness, but don’t put off doing things.

Don't rush with your tongue, hurry with your deeds.

Handle every task skillfully.

If there was a desire, the work would go well.

They meet you by their dress, they see you off by their intelligence.

Learning to read and write is always useful.

And strength gives way to the mind.

If you're smart, say one word, if you're a fool, say three, and go after him yourself.

A smart head has a hundred hands.

A mind is good, but two are better.

You can’t live without the sun, you can’t live without your sweetheart.

As is the mind, so are the speeches.

In a smart conversation you gain your intelligence, in a stupid conversation you lose yours.

Know more and say less.

A fool turns sour, but a wise man sees through everything.

A bird is beautiful in its singing, and a man is beautiful in his learning.

An unscientific person is like an unsharpened axe.

Dunno lies, but know-it-all runs far.

If you want to eat rolls, don’t sit on the stove.

You can't see the whole world from the window.

Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.

The ABC is science, and the kids are learning.

An old friend is better than two new ones.

A friend argues, but an enemy agrees.

Don't recognize a friend in three days, recognize a friend in three years.

A friend and brother is a great thing: you won’t get it soon.

I was with a friend, I drank water - sweeter than honey.

If you don’t have a friend, so look for it, but if you find it, take care of it.

Make new friends, but don’t lose old ones.

For a friend, seven miles is not a suburb.

An orphan without a friend, a family man with a friend.

Seven do not wait for one.

A horse is known in grief, and a friend in trouble.

It's warm in the sun, good in mother's presence.

There is no friend like your own mother.

What is the treasure for, if there is harmony in the family?

Brotherly love is better than stone walls.

The bird is happy about spring, and the baby is happy about the mother.

The hut is fun for children.

The whole family is together, and the soul is in place.

Mother's affection knows no end.

Maternal anger is like spring snow: a lot of it falls, but it will soon melt.

The sweet child has many names.

Grandmother - only grandfather is not a grandson.

Annushka is a good daughter if her mother and grandmother praise her

From the same oven, but the rolls are not the same.

And from good father a mad sheep will be born.

The bird is in the nest until autumn, and the children are in the house until they are old enough.

You can't expect a good breed from a bad seed.

Capricious in childhood, ugly in age.

All children are equal - both boys and girls.

The hut is fun for children.

Painting by artist Pieter Bruegel entitled “Sayings”.

Painting by artist Pieter Bruegel (1525/30–1569) entitled “Sayings”. The name speaks for itself; the picture depicts more than two dozen different instructive sayings. Here are some of them: banging your head against the wall, leading each other by the nose, pouring pearls before swine, putting spokes in wheels, sitting between two chairs, looking through your fingers, and others. Where in the picture is depicted, look for what proverb yourself.

THE PROVERB DOES NOT SAY FORMALLY

BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.
A handwritten note from Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1629 - 1676) to a collection of rules for falconry, a favorite pastime of that time. It is usually said as a reminder to a person who, while having fun, forgets about the matter.

TWO DEATHS CAN'T HAPPEN, BUT ONE CAN'T BE SAVED.
The inevitable will still happen, whether you take risks or not. It speaks of the determination to do something associated with risk, danger, and at the same time with the hope that the danger can still be avoided.

THE FIRST DAMN IT IS LOMIC.
It often happens that the housewife doesn’t succeed in the first pancake (it doesn’t come out of the frying pan well, it burns), but the housewife uses it to determine whether the dough is well kneaded, whether the pan is warmed up, or whether it needs to add oil. It is said to justify the unsuccessful start of a new, difficult business.
IF YOU CHASE TWO HARRIES, YOU WILL NOT Catch EITHER.
It is said when someone takes on several (usually beneficial for himself) tasks at once and therefore cannot do any of them well or complete them.

GRANDMOTHER SAID TWO.
In two (simple) - vaguely, with the ability to understand one way or another. It is unknown whether what is expected will come true; It is still unknown how it will be: one way or another. They say when they doubt the implementation of what they propose.

FOR ONE BEATEN, THEY GIVE TWO UNBEATEN.
They say when they understand that punishment for mistakes made is good for a person, because this is how he gains experience.

AN OLD FRIEND IS BETTER THAN TWO NEW ONES.
It is said when they want to emphasize the loyalty, devotion and irreplaceability of an old friend.

ONE HEAD IT'S GOOD, BUT TWO BETTER.
It is said when, when solving a problem, they turn to someone for advice, when they solve a matter together

GET LOST IN TWO PINES.
Not being able to understand something simple, uncomplicated, not being able to find a way out of the simplest difficulty.

FROM THE POT IS THREE VERSHKS.
Very short, short, small.

I PROMISED THREE BOXES.
A lot (to say, promise, lie, etc.).

THE PROMISED WILL BE WAITING FOR THREE YEARS.
They say it jokingly when they do not believe that someone will soon fulfill their promises or when the fulfillment of what is promised is delayed indefinitely.

CRY IN THREE STREAMS.
That is, it is very bitter to cry.

THE FIFTH WHEEL IN THE CART.
A superfluous, unnecessary person in any matter.

SEVEN DO NOT WAIT FOR ONE.
This is what they say when they start something without someone who is late, or with a reproach to someone who makes many (not necessarily seven) wait.

SEVEN TROUBLES - ONE ANSWER.
Let's take the risk again, and if we have to answer, then for everything at once, at the same time. It speaks of the determination to do something else risky, dangerous in addition to what has already been done.

SEVEN TIMES MEASURE CUT ONCE.
Before you do anything serious, think it over carefully, foresee everything. It is said as advice to think about everything possible options actions before starting any business.

TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH.
Without an eye (obsolete) - without supervision, without supervision. Things are done poorly and unsatisfactorily when several people are responsible for it at once. It is said that when several people (or even organizations) responsible for a matter rely on each other and each individual treats their responsibilities in bad faith.

ALL TRIN IS GRASS.
The mysterious "tryn-grass" is not at all some kind of herbal medicine that people drink so as not to worry. At first it was called "tyn-grass", and tyn is a fence. The result was “fence grass,” that is, a weed that no one needed, everyone was indifferent to.

ADD ON THE FIRST NUMBER.
You won't believe it, but old school students were flogged every week, no matter who was right or wrong. And if the “mentor” overdoes it, then such a spanking would last for a long time, until the first day of the next month.

GOAL LIKE A FALCON.
Terribly poor, beggar. Usually they think that we're talking about about the falcon bird. But she has nothing to do with it. In fact, the "falcon" is an ancient military battering gun. It was a completely smooth (“bare”) cast iron block attached to chains. Nothing extra!

ORPHAN OF KAZAN.
This is what they say about a person who pretends to be unhappy, offended, helpless in order to pity someone. But why is the orphan “Kazan”? It turns out that this phraseological unit arose after the conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. The Mirzas (Tatar princes), finding themselves subjects of the Russian Tsar, tried to beg all sorts of concessions from him, complaining about their orphanhood and bitter fate.

INSIDE OUT.
Now this seems to be a completely harmless expression. And once it was associated with shameful punishment. During the time of Ivan the Terrible, a guilty boyar was placed backwards on a horse with his clothes turned inside out and, in this disgraced form, was driven around the city to the whistling and jeers of the street crowd.

LEAD BY THE NOSE.
Deceive by promising and not fulfilling what was promised. This expression was associated with fairground entertainment. Gypsies led bears by a ring threaded through their noses. And they forced them, poor fellows, to do different tricks, deceiving with the promise of a handout.

SCAPEGOAT.
This is the name given to a person who is blamed for someone else. The history of this expression is as follows: the ancient Jews had a rite of absolution. The priest laid both hands on the head of the living goat, thereby, as it were, transferring the sins of the entire people onto it. After this, the goat was driven out into the desert. Many, many years have passed, and the ritual no longer exists, but the expression still lives on.

SHARPEN THE LASKS.
Lyasy (balusters) are turned figured posts of railings at the porch. Only a true master could make such beauty. Probably, at first, “sharpening balusters” meant conducting an elegant, fancy, ornate (like balusters) conversation. But in our time, the number of people skilled in conducting such a conversation became fewer and fewer. So this expression came to mean empty chatter.

GRATED KALAC.
In the old days there really was such a type of bread - “grated kalach”. The dough for it was crumpled, kneaded, “grated” for a very long time, which is why the kalach turned out to be unusually fluffy. And there was also a proverb - “do not grate, do not crush, there will be no kalach.” That is, trials and tribulations teach a person. The expression comes from this proverb.

NICK DOWN.
If you think about it, the meaning of this expression seems cruel - you must agree, it’s not very pleasant to imagine an ax next to your own nose. In reality, everything is not so sad. In this expression, the word “nose” has nothing to do with the organ of smell. A “nose” was the name given to a memorial plaque or record tag. In the distant past, illiterate people always carried such tablets and sticks with them, with the help of which all kinds of notes or notations were made as memories.

AFTER THE RAIN ON THURSDAY.
Rusichi - ancient ancestors Russians - among their gods they honored the main god - the god of thunder and lightning Perun. One of the days of the week was dedicated to him - Thursday (it is interesting that among the ancient Romans Thursday was also dedicated to the Latin Perun - Jupiter). Prayers were offered to Perun for rain during the drought. It was believed that he should be especially willing to fulfill requests on “his day” - Thursday. And since these prayers often remained in vain, the saying “After the rain on Thursday” began to be applied to everything that is unknown when it will come true.

BREAK A LEG.
This expression arose among hunters and was based on the superstitious idea that with a direct wish (both down and feather), the results of a hunt can be jinxed. In the language of hunters, feather means bird, and down means animals. In ancient times, a hunter going on a hunt received this parting word, the “translation” of which looks something like this: “Let your arrows fly past the target, let the snares and traps you set remain empty, just like the trapping pit!” To which the earner, in order not to jinx it either, replied: “To hell!” And both were sure that evil spirits, invisibly present during this dialogue, will be satisfied and fall behind, and will not plot intrigues during the hunt.

KICK THE BUCKLES.
What are “baklushi”, who “beats” them and when? For a long time, artisans have been making spoons, cups and other utensils from wood. To carve a spoon, it was necessary to chop off a block of wood from a log. Apprentices were entrusted with preparing the bucks: it was an easy, trivial task that did not require any special skill. Preparing such chocks was called “beating the lumps.” From here, from the mockery of the masters at the auxiliary workers - “baklushechnik”, our saying came from.

RUB THE GLASSES.
How can glasses be rubbed in? Where and why? Such a picture would look very ridiculous. And the absurdity occurs because we are not talking about glasses at all, which are used to correct vision. There is another meaning of the word "glasses": red and black marks on playing cards. There is even a gambling card game called “point”. For as long as there have been cards, there have been dishonest players and cheaters. In order to deceive their partner, they resorted to all sorts of tricks. By the way, they knew how to quietly “rub in points” - turn a seven into a six or a four into a five, on the go, during the game, by gluing in a “point” or covering it with a special white powder. And the expression “to cheat” began to mean “to deceive”, hence other words were born: “deception”, “deception” - a trickster who knows how to embellish his work, pass off the bad as very good.

THEY CARRY WATER ON THE ANGRY (OFFENDED).
This proverb can be said to a person who is angry and angry unnecessarily. The roots of the saying come from the ancient colloquial speech. Then the word “angry” meant diligent, zealous, diligent. It was these diligent and diligent horses that were chosen for hard work - they carried water in barrels from the river. Thus, the most “angry” (that is, diligent) got the most thankless hard work.

THE WORD IS NOT A SPARROW - YOU WILL NOT CAPTURE IT FLIGHT.
The proverb teaches that before you say anything, you need to think carefully. After all, it’s easy to say a word, but you won’t have to regret what you said later...

FEAR HAS BIG EYES...
A person gripped by fear and frightened very often exaggerates the danger and sees it where it actually is not.

THE MOUNTAIN GAVE BIRTH TO A MOUSE.
The original source of this proverb is considered to be the ancient Greek legend about the pregnant Mount Olympus. The god Zeus, fearing that the birth of this mountain would cause major upheavals in the camp of the gods, made the mountain... give birth to a mouse. The proverb “The mountain gave birth to a mouse” is used in a situation where significant and gigantic efforts ultimately bring insignificant results.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR HONOR FROM YOUTH.
From a young age, adv. - from a young age, from a young age. Advice to young people from their youth to value their honor and good name (just as to save their clothes again, that is, while they are new). Spoken as a parting word young man at the beginning of his life's journey.

WITHOUT DIFFICULTY YOU CAN’T TAKE (PUT) A FISH OUT OF THE POND.
Every business requires effort; Without effort, you can’t do anything. It is said when it takes a lot of work, hard work to achieve some result.

DO NOT COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED.
In the fall (simple) - in the fall. Not all chicks born in the summer survive to peasant farms until autumn. Some will be carried away by birds of prey, the weak simply will not survive, which is why they say that chickens should be counted in the fall, when it is clear how many of them have survived. You have to judge something by final results. It is said when someone prematurely expresses joy at possible success, although the final results are still far away and a lot can change.

SMALL SPOOL BUT PRECIOUS.
Zolotnik is an old Russian unit of weight equal to 4.26 grams. It fell out of use after 1917, when the country introduced the metric system of measures, which is based on the meter (a measure of length) and the kilogram (a measure of weight). Before this, the main measures of weight were pood (16 kg) and pound (400 g), which had 96 spools. The spool was the smallest measure of weight and was used mainly when weighing gold and silver. Yes, it does. conjunction - but, however. Road - kr. form m.r. from dear. Small in size, but valuable for its qualities. It is said about one who is small in stature, but has many virtues, positive qualities, as well as about something small in size, but very important in essence.

HERE IS YOUR DAY, GRANDMOTHER.
The saying reflects one of the episodes in the history of the Russian people associated with the enslavement of peasants. The emergence of serfdom, i.e., the legally enforceable right of a landowner (feudal lord) to personality, forced labor and the peasant's property, dates back to the time Kievan Rus(IX-XII centuries). The peasants, although they were considered free (free), did not have the right to pass from one owner to another during the year: custom required that they leave only after all field work had been completed, at the beginning of winter, when all the grain had already been harvested. In the middle of the 15th century, peasants were allowed to move from one owner to another once a year - a week before St. George's Day and a week after it (St. George's Day, that is, the day of St. George, in Russian Yuri, the patron saint of farmers, was celebrated November 26, old style, chronology). IN late XVI centuries, the crossing of peasants was prohibited on St. George’s Day. Thus, the peasants were attached to the land and had to remain with their landowner for life. The peasants, who were waiting for St. George's Day as the only opportunity to change their owner and try to improve their lives, were taken away last hope to change their position. This is how a saying arose, expressing regret about unfulfilled hopes.
They say it when they want to express extreme surprise or disappointment at something that unexpectedly happened, something they just found out about and that took away hope and disappointed expectations.

WHERE OURS DIDN’T DISAPPEAR or WHERE OURS DIDN’T DISAPPEAR.
Let's take a risk and try to do it. It is said to be desperately determined to do something, taking risks.

THE EYES ARE FEARED (afraid), BUT THE HANDS DO.
Beginning great job, you are afraid that you won’t be able to cope, but when you start it, you calm down, you understand that you are able to overcome all difficulties.
It is said to encourage one before starting a big or unfamiliar job, or is said with joy when such work is done.

WHERE IT'S THIN, IT TEARS.
Trouble and disaster usually happen where something is unreliable and fragile. They say that when something bad happens, it’s a nuisance, although it was already bad before.

HUNGER IS NOT AN AUNT.
Initially: hunger is not an auntie, she won’t slip a pie. It is said when the feeling of hunger forces you to eat even what you don’t like, or to do something that you wouldn’t do under other circumstances.

LEOPARD CHANGE HIS SPOTS.
A person's ingrained flaws or oddities cannot be corrected. It is said when there is a belief that a person will not change.

GOOD FOR INVENTION IS CLEVER.
Goli, goli, f., collected. (obsolete) - beggars, poor people. Hitra - kr. form g. R. from cunning, here (obsolete): inventive, skillful in something. Lack, the absence of something, forces you to be inventive, to use what you have, what is at hand. It is said with approval or satisfaction when, due to a lack of something necessary, something original and, as a rule, cheap is invented.

BUCKWHEAT PORRIDGE PRAITS ITSELF.
Buckwheat - made from buckwheat grains. Buckwheat - herbaceous plant, from the seeds of which cereals and flour are made. Buckwheat- one of the favorite foods of Russians. Buckwheat porridge is so good, so tasty, its merits are so obvious to everyone that it does not need praise. It is spoken with mocking condemnation about an immodest person when he praises himself and speaks about his merits.

PREPARE A SLED IN SUMMER AND A CART IN WINTER.
Sleigh, sled, plural only - a winter cart on two runners for driving in the snow. A cart is a summer cart on four wheels for transporting goods. The sleigh and cart are harnessed to a horse. Prepare for everything in advance. It is said as advice to prepare in advance everything that will be needed in the future.

THE THUNDER WILL NOT CLASH, THE MAN WILL NOT CROSS himself.
Rumble (1 and 2 l. not used), owl - suddenly rumble, thunder. Man (obsolete) - peasant.
Cross yourself, -cross yourself, -cross yourself, sov.- make a sign of the cross on yourself with your hand: attach three fingers folded together (thumb, index and middle) right hand successively to the forehead, to the chest, to one and the other shoulder. People who believed in God professed Christian religion, were baptized on many occasions Everyday life. This was a mandatory ritual during prayer (at home and in church), before eating, when entering a hut (they were baptized while looking at the icons in the corner), etc. They baptized the mouth while yawning, baptized loved ones who were leaving or traveling far away and for a long time, they were baptized from fear at the sounds of thunder, etc. In the old days, believers were afraid of thunderstorms as an inexplicable natural phenomenon. When thunder rumbled, it was believed that thunder (not lightning) could bring misfortune (kill, cause a fire). Therefore, in order to ward off misfortune, to avoid misfortune from a thunderstorm, people were baptized precisely during the thunder; the thunder seemed to warn of a possible misfortune.
Until trouble or trouble occurs, a careless person does not remember about them and does not take measures to prevent them. They say when they do at the last moment something that should have been done in advance.

HAVING GIVEN YOUR WORD, STAY AWAY.
Either be true to your word or don't promise. It is said as a reminder of a promise made or as a reproach for an unfulfilled promise, as well as a warning, advice to refrain from making promises if you are not sure that you can fulfill them.

THEY DO NOT LOOK AT A GIVEN HORSE'S TEETH.
Gifted (colloquial) - given, received as a gift. A horse's teeth are examined when they want to determine its age. An old horse's teeth are worn out, so when you buy a horse, be sure to check its teeth so as not to buy an old one. They don’t discuss the gift; they accept what they give. They say when they receive something as a gift that they don’t like and that they wouldn’t choose themselves.

THINGS ARE GOING ON, THE OFFICE IS WRITING.
It is said jokingly about someone's active activity, which is not influenced by any external circumstances.

THINGS LIKE SOOT WHITE.
Soot is black particles from incomplete combustion of fuel that settle on the internal surfaces of stoves and chimneys. Soot is a symbol of the blackest color; there is no such thing as white soot, and the humorous comparison “white as soot” essentially characterizes a black object. The word “black” figuratively means “dark, heavy.” Bela - kr. form g. R. from white. Usually said in response to the question “How are you?”, when things are going badly or when they do not want to answer specifically and are limited to this vague answer (the answer implies an unsatisfactory state of affairs).

THE CHILD DOESN'T CRY, THE MOTHER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
Understand, nesov. (obsolete) - to understand something, to guess about something. If you don’t say what you need, no one will guess about it and therefore won’t be able to help. It is said when the lack of help to someone is explained by ignorance of his needs.

AT HOUSE WALLS HELP.
At home or in a familiar, familiar environment, a person feels more confident and calm. It is said with confidence or with the hope that in a familiar environment it will be easier to cope with any task.

ROAD SPOON FOR DINNER.
Road - kr. form g. R. from dear; here: “important, valuable to someone, one that is treasured.” Expensive, valuable is what appears at the right time. It is said when something is done or received on time, precisely at the moment when it is especially interested or needed, or it is said as a reproach to someone who did not do what was necessary on time.

FRIENDS ARE KNOWN (recognized) IN TROUBLE.
Only in Hard time you will find out who your real friend is. It is said in relation to someone who turned out to be very attentive and helped someone in a difficult situation or, conversely, showed callousness towards someone in trouble.

IT WILL HEAL BEFORE THE WEDDING.
It will pass soon, it will heal soon. It is said jokingly to console the victim.

FOR A SWEET FRIEND AND AN EARRING (EARRING) FROM EAR.
Ear - diminutive - affectionate. to the ear. For the beloved, dear person No regrets, you will give your best. It is said that when, out of a feeling of sympathy, a person is generous towards another, ready to do everything for him.

DEBT GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER.
Payment, payment, m. - depositing money on account of something; pay. Krasen - kr. form m.r. from red, here: (folk poet.) “beautiful; joyful, pleasant.” The way you treat someone is how they will treat you. It is said when in response to some action or attitude they do the same.

WHERE CRASHES HAVE THE WINTER.
The saying “I’ll show you where the crayfish spend the winter” originated during the days of serfdom. In the middle of winter, the master sent the guilty person to get crayfish for the table. And in winter it is very difficult to find crayfish, and besides, you can freeze and catch a cold. Since then, this saying has meant a threat, a warning of punishment.

DISCOVER AMERICA.
America was discovered by the navigator Columbus more than five hundred years ago. Therefore, when someone announces something that everyone has known for a long time, they jokingly say to him: “Well, you discovered America!”

THROUGH THE STUMP DECK.
The deck is a log. You have to move slowly through the forest when you have either a stump or a log under your feet. The expression “through the roof” means to do something somehow, indiscriminately.

INVENT THE BICYCLE.
We all know what a bicycle is and how it works. “Don’t reinvent the wheel” so as not to waste time inventing something that has already existed for a long time.

THE MASTER'S WORK IS AFRAID.
Any task can be accomplished if a master, that is, a skilled one, takes on it. knowledgeable person. It is spoken with admiration and praise when a person shows skill and mastery in his craft.

THE HAT IS NOT GOOD FOR SENKA.
In the old days, the hat was a symbol of wealth and nobility. By its size they judged what place a person occupied in society. “It’s not a hat for Senka” - this is what they say about a person who is not able to perform this or that work or occupy a certain position.

LOOK FOR THE WIND IN THE FIELD.
Look - command, on. from ch. look for (I'm looking for, looking for), nesov. You won’t find it anyway, there’s no need to look. It talks about someone who has disappeared and who cannot be found (how useless it is to look for the wind in a field), or about something that is irretrievably lost.

YOU CAN'T ERASE WORDS FROM A SONG.
What happened, happened, everything will have to be told. They say it as if apologizing for having to tell everything without leaving out any (usually unpleasant) details (just as you can’t delete a single word from a song so as not to spoil the whole song).

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.
Yes, it does. conjunction - but, however. Fire (obsolete and regional) - flame, fire. In popular speech, flame, that is, fire that rises above a burning object, is associated with greater misfortune, flame is a stronger fire. From one misfortune to another, greater one, from a difficult situation to a worse one.
It is said when a person, being in a difficult situation, finds himself in an even more difficult situation.

AND THE SWEDISH, AND THE REAPER, AND IN THE DUDU (on the pipe) THE PLAYER.
Shvets (obsolete and simple) - one who sews clothes, a tailor. The reaper is the one who reaps (cuts off when harvesting) the ripe ears of corn with a sickle. In the dudu (on the pipe) the player (obsolete) is the one who plays the pipe, a musician. About someone who can do everything or who simultaneously performs various duties.

AND YOU WANT AND HURT.
It pricks - blank, 3 l. units h. from ch. inject, nesov. "to touch something sharp, causing pain." It is said when you want to do something, but you are scared because it is associated with some kind of danger, with risk.

AND LAUGHTER AND SIN.
It is said when something is both funny and sad at the same time.

AND THE OLD WOMAN HAS A FAILURE.
Prorukha (simple) - mistake, oversight, failure. And an experienced person can make a mistake, make a mistake, a mistake. It is said to justify a mistake, a mistake made by a person from whom it could not be expected.

AND THE WOLVES ARE FEED, AND THE SHEEP ARE SAFE.
They say when it is possible to allow it conveniently for some and for others difficult situation or when a solution to the issue is made that satisfies everyone.

THE CAT KNOWS (smells) WHOSE MEAT IT EATS.
Smells - 3 l. units h. from ch. smell (smell, smell), ness. (simple) feel. They talk about someone who feels guilty and shows it through their behavior.

MAKE A FOOL PRAY TO GOD, HE WILL BREAK HIS FOREHEOD (break him).
According to Orthodox custom, during prayer, believers kneel and bow low (bow), almost touching their foreheads to the floor. It is spoken with condemnation about a person who damaged the cause with excessive zeal and diligence.

WHAT I BUYED FOR IS WHAT I SELL FOR.
I repeat what I heard. They speak in their own defense when they retell rumors and therefore do not vouch for the authenticity of what was said.

BAD EXAMPLES ARE CONTAGIOUS or BAD EXAMPLE IS CONTAGIOUS.
Bad - bad. Contagious - kr. form m.r. from contagious, here: “one that causes imitation of itself, is easily transmitted to others. It is said when someone imitates the bad behavior or actions of another person.

THE LAW IS NOT WRITTEN FOR FOOLS (fools).
Laws are written for reasonable people; fools do not know the laws and do not obey them. It is said about a person when he acts, from the speaker’s point of view, strangely or unreasonably, contrary to common sense and generally accepted norms of behavior.
*in a new way*
THE LAW IS NOT WRITTEN FOR FOOLS, IF IT IS WRITTEN, IT IS NOT READ,
IF YOU READ THEN THEY WILL NOT UNDERSTAND, IF YOU UNDERSTAND THEN IT IS NOT SO!

FRIENDSHIP IS FRIENDSHIP AND SERVICE IS SERVICE.
Friendly relationships should not affect work relationships. It is said when a person, despite friendly relations with someone occupying a different (usually higher) official position, does not deviate from fulfilling official requirements and duties.

OVER THE SEA, A HALF HEIFER, AND A RUBLE CARRIAGE.
Heifer (colloquial) - a young cow that has not yet had calves. Polushka is the smallest coin in pre-revolutionary Russia, equal to one-fourth of a kopeck (there are one hundred kopecks in one ruble). Yes, it does. conjunction - but, however. Transportation - here: payment for transported goods. Even a cheap thing will become expensive if you have to pay dearly for its transportation. They say when it is unprofitable to transport cheap goods from afar.

LIVING LIFE IS NOT A FIELD TO CROSS.
Life is complex and living it is not easy. It talks about the variety of events, about the difficulties that a person encounters throughout his life.

THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE or NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE.
Nothing happens without a reason. It is usually said when they believe that there is some truth in the rumors that have spread.

“Proverbs and sayings are both useful and dangerous,
like any other stereotypes"

Quick explanation

Proverb- this is a whole sentence with meaning, and proverb- only beautiful phrase or phrase. This is the main feature that distinguishes proverbs from sayings.

A proverb contains a moral, a sign, a warning, or an instruction. A saying is simply an eloquent expression that can be easily replaced with other words.

Examples

Proverbs and sayings are often confused

On the Internet they often write “Proverbs and sayings”, and at the same time they mean only proverbs.

Most often, sites provide a list of “Proverbs and sayings”, which in fact only contain proverbs. Very rarely, some sayings may appear in such lists. It is not uncommon to find a list of proverbs entitled as a list of sayings.

How not to confuse the words of proverbs and sayings?

To remember not to confuse these concepts with each other, use the following tips:

1. There is a phrase “Proverbs and sayings”.
Word " proverbs"always comes first, since a proverb is whole complete sentence, with morals and deep meaning.
And the word " sayings always in second place because it just a beautiful and symbolic phrase, unable to act as an independent proposal.

2. Read individual articles about and sayings on this site. Feel the difference between them.

3. You can always go to this page to once again remember the differences between proverbs and sayings.

Proverb - complete sentence

A proverb is a short sentence containing folk wisdom. Spelled simple vernacular, often has rhyme and rhythm.

Examples

You can’t even catch a fish from a pond without difficulty.

An empty barrel rattles louder.

If you don't know the ford, don't go into the water.

If you chase two hares, you won’t catch either.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Small spool but precious.

A saying is a symbolic phrase or phrase

A proverb is an established phrase or phrase, figurative expression, metaphor. Not used on its own.
Proverbs are used in sentences to give a bright artistic color to facts, things and situations.

Examples of sayings

“to put a pig” (to play a dirty trick)

“disservice” (help that turns into harm)

“to be left with the nose” (to be deceived)

"stay at broken trough "(to lose something due to stupid behavior)

“when the cancer whistles on the mountain” (never)

“wedding general” (an important person who is of no actual use)

Examples of using sayings in sentences

I'll give you this car when the cancer on the mountain whistles.

Illegally dismissed employee screwed us over.

Basilio the cat and Alice the fox left Pinocchio with a nose.

Our new director walks around looking important, is interested in every nonsense, pretends that he understands something, and at the same time asks the most stupid questions, in short - another wedding general.

To obtain more complete knowledge about proverbs and sayings, the following articles on our website are recommended.