Кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки бы подстелил
With accent marks:
Кабы́ знал, где упа́сть, так соло́мки бы подстели́л.
Translation:
If I knew where I would fall, I would lay some straw there.
Meaning:
You should not reproach yourself and others for the mistakes, erroneous actions, illogical decisions. People often have no idea what could happen to them in the next moment. If they knew, then he would have acted differently, "prepared some straw" so it is not so painful to fall.
Other Russian proverbs
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Where it is thin, it breaks.
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A bird is visible by its flight.
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Beast runs towards the hunter.
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Where there is no fish even a crayfish is a fish.
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~ Seven babysitters make the kid to lose an eye.
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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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Hurry to much and you will make people laugh.
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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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