Лучше поздно, чем никогда
With accent marks:
Лу́чше по́здно, чем никогда́.
Translation:
Better late than never.
Meaning:
This saying has analogues in many languages and its meaning is clear: it is often better to do something late than not to do it at all.
Other Russian proverbs
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~ Seven babysitters make the kid to lose an eye.
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A holy place is never empty.
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Time for business, an hour for fun.
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Предупреждён – значит вооружён
Forewarned is forearmed.
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Под лежачий камень вода не течёт
Water does not flow under a lying stone.
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When I eat I am deaf and mute.
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What you will sow, that you will reap.
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You see your friends in the times of trouble.
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