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.
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A wolf is fed by his legs
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Measure seven times, cut one.
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You can't help grief with tears.
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Crowded, but not aggrieved.
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Start taking care of the dress while it's new, and of your honor while you are young.
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Don’t wave your fists after the fight.
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Water wears away a stone.
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