Русские пословицы и поговорки. Russian proverbs and sayings.

Вре́мя - де́ньги.

Translation: Time is money.

English proverb: Time is money.

Москва́ не сра́зу стро́илась.

Translation: Moscow was not built all of a sudden.

English proverb: Rome was not built in a day.

В гостя́х хорошо́, а дома лу́чше.

Translation: It is good to be visiting, but it is better at home.

English proverb: East or West, home is best.

Поспеши́шь - люде́й насмеши́шь.

Translation: If you hurry, you will make people laugh.

English proverb: Haste makes waste.

Век живи́ - век учи́сь.

Translation: Live for a century -- learn for a century.

English proverb: Live and learn.

О вку́сах не спо́рят.

Translation: Tastes are not argued. (from Latin "De gustibus non est disputandum")

English proverb: 1) To each his own. 2) Tastes differ.

У́тро ве́чера мудрене́е.

Translation: Morning is wiser than the evening.

English proverb: 1) Sleep on it! 2) An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

Я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает.

Translation: The apple falls not so far away from the apple-tree.

English proverb: 1) The apple never falls far from the tree. 2) Like father, like son.

3) Like tree, like fruit. 4) Like begets like.

Де́лать из му́хи слона́.

Translation: To make a mountain out of a molehill.

English proverb: To make a mountain out of a molehill.

Из огня́ да в полымя́.

Translation: Out of the frying-pan and into the fire.

English proverb: From fire to flame.