Russian Proverb
» Ancestry » “Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son.”
» Death and Dying » “A wooden bed is better than a golden coffin.”
» God » “What men usually ask for when they pray to God is, that two and two may not make four.”
» Guidance » “You can’t drive straight on a twisting lane.”
» Happiness » “Happiness is not a horse, you cannot harness it.”
» Judgment and Judges » “When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart.”
» Lies and Lying » “With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back.”
» Money » “When money speaks the truth is silent.”
» Motivation » “It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.”
» Prayer » “Pray to God but continue to row to the shore.”
» Property » “Don’t buy the house, buy the neighborhood.”
» Shame » “Shame is worse than death.”
» Sin » “Make peace with man and war with your sins.”
