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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With a darling, even a hut is a paradise.
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Strike the iron while it's hot.
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You see your friends in the times of trouble.
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Дарёному коню в зубы не смотрят
Do not look at a given horse's teeth.
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Каждый кулик своё болото хвалит
Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
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Water wears away a stone.
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Век живи, век учись, а дураком помрёшь
Live for a century, learn for a century, but die being a fool anyway.
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The morning is wiser than the evening.
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