Дуракам закон не писан
With accent marks:
Дурака́м зако́н не пи́сан.
Translation:
Laws are not written for fools.
Meaning:
This proverb is remembered when someone tries to achieve their goal ignoring all conventions, rules and laws.
«Дуракам закон не писан, если писан, то не читан, если читан — то не понят, если понят — то не так, потому что он дурак.»
"Law is not written for fools, if it is written, then it is not read, if it is read, it is not understood, if it is understood, then wrongly, because he is a fool."
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Eggs don't teach the chicken.
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Hurry to much and you will make people laugh.
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A titmouse in hands is better than a crane in the sky.
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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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The eyes are scared, but the hands are doing.
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The beauty of a debt is its payment
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Measure seven times, cut one.
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Береги платье снову, а честь смолоду
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