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#RussianProverb: Don’t Wake Likho (Bad Luck) Up while It’s Quiet

Не буди лихо, пока оно тихо (ne budí líkho, poká onó tíkho). Literally: don’t wake Likho* up while it’s quiet. Likho is an embodiment of evil Dólya (Доля) - Nedólya - in eastern Slavic mythology. Dolya...

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#RussianSaying: Morning Is Wiser than Evening

Утро вечера мудренее (útro véchera mudrenéye). Literally: morning is wiser than evening. English equivalents: an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening; to take counsel of one’s pillow; sleep...

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#RussianProverb: Do Not Saw Off the Branch You Are Sitting On

Не пили сук, на котором сидишь (ne pilí suk, na kotórom sidísh). Literally: do not saw off the branch you are sitting on.  English equivalents: don’t bite the hand that feeds you; people who live in...

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