Лучше горькая правда, чем сладкая ложь
With accent marks:
Лу́чше го́рькая пра́вда, чем сла́дкая ложь.
Translation:
Bitter truth is better than sweet lies.
Meaning:
This proverb does not need an explanation. Knowing the truth, even the bitter one, is always better than believing the sweet lies.
Other Russian proverbs
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Don’t wave your fists after the fight.
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Another's soul is darkness.
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A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.
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Who is talking about what, and a lousy one about the bath.
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Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
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Волков бояться – в лес не ходить
Don't go to the woods if afraid of wolves.
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За двумя зайцами погонишься – ни одного не поймаешь
If you are chasing two hares at once, you won’t catch a single one.
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Where it is thin, it breaks.
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