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A mere friend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.
Ask a lot, but take what is offered.
Fear the goat from the front, the horse from the rear and man from all sides.
Gossip needs no carriage.
He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne.
I need not fear my enemies because the most they can do is attack me. I need not fear my friends because the most they can do is betray me. But I have much to fear from people who are indifferent.
If the thunder is not loud, the peasant forgets to cross himself.
If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.
If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs.
It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
Life is unbearable, but death is not so pleasant either.
Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.
Tell me your friends, and I'll tell you who you are.
The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.
The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food.
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
There is no shame in not knowing the shame lies in not finding out.
You can not write in the chimney with charcoal.
Za dvumya zaitsami pogonish'sya, ne odnogo ne poimaesh'. (If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.)

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