Don’t boast when you start out, but when you get there.
More Russian Proverbs:
The vulture embraced the chicken until its last breath.Russian
Mocking is catching.
Russian
To run away is not glorious, but very healthy.
Russian
Money is like down -- one puff and it's gone.
Russian
Men who watch their fortune grow find their houses too small.
Russian
Don't look for a sea when you can drown in a puddle.
Russian