Долг платежом красен
With accent marks:
Долг платежо́м кра́сен.
Translation:
The beauty of a debt is its payment
Meaning:
This proverb reminds us that we should always pay our debts back.
The word красен here comes from красный (red). In the old times, красный meant красивый.
The closest English equivalent is "One good turn deserves another".
Other Russian proverbs
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За что боролись, на то и напоролись
We got what we fought for.
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Заставь дурака богу молиться – он и лоб расшибёт
Make a fool pray to God - he will break his forehead.
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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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Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает
The apple never falls far from the tree.
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Не руби сук, на котором сидишь
Do not chop the branch you sit on
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What you will sow, that you will reap.
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There is no bad withouth good.
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С кем поведёшься, от того и наберёшься
With whom you are friends with, from them you will learn.
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