Дурной пример заразителен
With accent marks:
Дурно́й приме́р зарази́телен.
Translation:
A bad example is contagious.
Meaning:
Bad habits and wrong views of one person very often “stick” to other people.
The proverb is used to talk about a person who, without any thinking and hesitation, adopts bad habits of others.
Other Russian proverbs
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Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
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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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Don’t wave your fists after the fight.
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Век живи, век учись, а дураком помрёшь
Live for a century, learn for a century, but die being a fool anyway.
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Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать
Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
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You can't help grief with tears.
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The morning is wiser than the evening.
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Your own shirt is closer to your body.
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