A dog on the hay: will neither eat it himself, nor let others eat it.
More Russian Proverbs:
Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains.Russian
Better a bed of wood than a bier of gold.
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The river's reputation ends where the sea begins.
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However much,good you feed the wolf, he still looks at the wood.
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One does not sharpen the axes after the right time; after the time they are needed.
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Money is like down -- one puff and it's gone.
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