Кто рано встаёт, тому бог подает
With accent marks:
Кто ра́но встаёт, тому́ бог подаёт.
Translation:
(lit.) Whoever gets up early, God gives him
Meaning:
If a person gets up early and starts his/her activities in the morning, he/she will have time to do much more in a day than the lounger that lies in bed until dinner.
The English equivalents of this Russian proverb are:
- Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
- The early bird catches the worm.
Other Russian proverbs
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~ Seven babysitters make the kid to lose an eye.
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Береги платье снову, а честь смолоду
Start taking care of the dress while it's new, and of your honor while you are young.
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Лучше горькая правда, чем сладкая ложь
Bitter truth is better than sweet lies.
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They do not seek good from good.
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The eyes are scared, but the hands are doing.
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Where there is no fish even a crayfish is a fish.
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A bird is visible by its flight.
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Water wears away a stone.
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