It’s better to be too aware than too unaware.
More Russian Proverbs:
It's easier to tear a hole than to mend one.Russian
You would do better to sit on a powder keg than on the knee of a woman.
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There may be deep bottoms in still waters.
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A man without a wife is like a man in winter without a fur cap.
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Who falls in the water will hold on to the foam to save himself.
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A mile walked with a friend has only one hundred steps.
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