Кашу маслом не испортишь
With accent marks:
Ка́шу ма́слом не испо́ртишь.
Translation:
You can't spoil the porridge with butter.
Meaning:
From time immemorial, porridge was loved and respected in Russia. It was cooked from wheat, buckwheat, oats, etc. To make it tastier, people added more butter.
This Russian proverb is used to say that something good can not be bad even in large quantities.
Other Russian proverbs
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A bad example is contagious.
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В здоровом теле – здоровый дух
In a healthy body, healthy mind.
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Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
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Laws are not written for fools.
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When the job is done, you can go for a walk.
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Beast runs towards the hunter.
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In a quiet whirlpool, demons live.
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A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.
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