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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Не так страшен чёрт, как его малюют
The demon is not as scary as he is depicted.
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The one who walks will go through.
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What you will sow, that you will reap.
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Where it is thin, it breaks.
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Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе
A titmouse in hands is better than a crane in the sky.
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Без труда не выловишь и рыбку из пруда
Without labor, you can not even catch a fish in the pond.
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~ Seven babysitters make the kid to lose an eye.
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Measure seven times, cut one.
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