Береги платье снову, а честь смолоду
With accent marks:
Береги́ пла́тье снову, а честь смо́лоду.
Translation:
Start taking care of the dress while it's new, and of your honor while you are young.
Meaning:
This saying is about the morals and acceptable social behavior. Once you lose your honor, you can't bring it back.
Other Russian proverbs
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Не руби сук, на котором сидишь
Do not chop the branch you sit on
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Crowded, but not aggrieved.
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Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти
To live a life is not the same (not as easy) as to go through a field.
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The quieter you go, the further you'll get.
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In a quiet whirlpool, demons live.
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Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать
Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
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What you will sow, that you will reap.
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Не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей
Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.
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