You cannot pull a fish out of the pond without work.
More Russian Proverbs:
There are two kinds of Chinese: those who give wine and those who drink it.Russian
Poverty is not a sin, it's worse than that.
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If you don't have a hundred rubles, make sure you have a hundred friends.
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Whoever wants honey must breed bees.
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Whoever wants honey must breed bees.
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Where something is thin, that's where it tears.
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