Что посеешь, то и пожнёшь
With accent marks:
Что посе́ешь, то и пожнёшь.
Translation:
What you will sow, that you will reap.
Meaning:
This Russian proverb that has equivalents in many other languages reminds us that good or evil done by someone returns after time. We need to treat people as we want them to treat ourselves.
The closest English equivalent is "What goes around comes around".
Other Russian proverbs
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There is no smoke without fire.
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Кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки бы подстелил
If I knew where I would fall, I would lay some straw there.
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Не руби сук, на котором сидишь
Do not chop the branch you sit on
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Patience and labor will grind everything.
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В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят
Don't bring your set of rules in a foreign monastery
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They do not seek good from good.
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A wolf is fed by his legs
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Crowded, but not aggrieved.
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