Голь на выдумки хитра
With accent marks:
Голь на вы́думки хитра́.
Translation:
Poor people are inventive.
Meaning:
This Russian proverb notices the fact that poverty and need make a person to look for non-standard, cheap and low-tech ways to achieve the goals that people with money achieve by buying something or hiring someone. The word "голь" comes from "голый" (naked) and here symbolizes the poor.
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Дарёному коню в зубы не смотрят
Do not look at a given horse's teeth.
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If you are chasing two hares at once, you won’t catch a single one.
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You can't help grief with tears.
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Time for business, an hour for fun.
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Silent means consent.
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There is no smoke without fire.
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Where there is no fish even a crayfish is a fish.
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Как аукнется, так и откликнется
What goes around comes around.
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