Don’t buy the house, buy the neighborhood.
More Russian Proverbs:
Men who watch their fortune grow find their houses too small.Russian
Honor goes to God; the priests get the bacon.
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Even a blind pig finds an acorn every once in awhile.
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The coat is quite new, only the holes are old.
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Haste is good only for catching flies.
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Sorrow doesn't kill, but it blights.
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