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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Crowded, but not aggrieved.
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Time for business, an hour for fun.
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Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
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Who is talking about what, and a lousy one about the bath.
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Appetite comes with eating.
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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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You can't help grief with tears.
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Patience and labor will grind everything.
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