A hammer will shatter glass yet it can forge steel.
More Russian Proverbs:
If everyone gives one thread, the poor man will have a shirt.Russian
Don't boast when you start out, but when you get there.
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The morning sun never lasts a day.
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When a girl is born all four walls weep.
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You cannot pull a fish out of the pond without work.
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Men will not be fortunate without a helping hand from misfortune.
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