Чужая душа – потёмки
With accent marks:
Чужа́я душа́ – потёмки.
Translation:
Another's soul is darkness.
Meaning:
No matter how well we know a person, his thoughts will always be a mystery to you. And a person's appearance is not always (rather rarely) a reflection of his soul.
Other Russian proverbs
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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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С волками жить – по-волчьи выть
Living with wolves means to howl like a wolf.
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Repetition is the mother of learning.
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The beauty of a debt is its payment
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Your own shirt is closer to your body.
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Что имеем – не храним, а потерявши – плачем
We don't appreciate what we have but we cry when we lose it.
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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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In a quiet whirlpool, demons live.
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