Death does not take the old but the ripe.
More Russian Proverbs:
A bad dancer always has trouble with his balls.Russian
Envy can breed swans from bad duck eggs.
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Mistrust is an axe in the tree of love.
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You look for the horse you ride on.
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First the stable, then the cow.
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When we sing everybody hears us; when we sigh, nobody hears us.
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