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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You can't spoil the porridge with butter.
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Fear has big eyes.
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Where there is no fish even a crayfish is a fish.
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Не место красит человека, а человек место
It is not a place that makes a person look good, but a person that makes a place look good.
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Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
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Hurry to much and you will make people laugh.
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A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.
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Everything has its time.
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