Even honor is not an honor, if there is nothing to eat.
More Russian Proverbs:
Mass is not repeated for the deaf.Russian
The tongue always returns to the sore tooth.
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It is easier to bear a child once a year than to shave every day.
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Fortune and misfortune live in the same courtyard.
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There's no harm in wine; it's drunkenness that is at fault.
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He who is destined for the gallows will not be drowned.
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