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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Strike the iron while it's hot.
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What you will sow, that you will reap.
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Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
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Hurry to much and you will make people laugh.
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Не плюй в колодец – пригодится водицы напиться
Do not spit in the well - you will need it when thirsty
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The beauty of a debt is its payment
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The quieter you go, the further you'll get.
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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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