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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В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят
Don't bring your set of rules in a foreign monastery
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The beauty of a debt is its payment
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Crowded, but not aggrieved.
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Как аукнется, так и откликнется
What goes around comes around.
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Предупреждён – значит вооружён
Forewarned is forearmed.
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Готовь сани летом, а телегу зимой
Get your sleigh ready in summer and your (horse-drawn) cart in winter.
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~ Seven babysitters make the kid to lose an eye.
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По одёжке встречают, по уму провожают
You are greeted by your clothes but bid farewell by your mind.
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