The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food.
More Russian Proverbs:
You cannot buy wisdom abroad if there is none at home.Russian
A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.
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The shovel insults the poker.
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Meanness looks through one eye only, ambition is blind.
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Conversation shortens the distance, singing lightens the load.
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A silent man is not a conquered man.
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