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.
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A bird is visible by its flight.
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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 further into the forest, the more firewood is there.
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They do not seek good from good.
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There are no friends for taste and color.
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Repetition is the mother of learning.
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Бесплатный сыр только в мышеловке
Free cheese is only in a mousetrap.
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Не место красит человека, а человек место
It is not a place that makes a person look good, but a person that makes a place look good.
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