Молчание – знак согласия
With accent marks:
Молча́ние – знак согла́сия.
Translation:
Silent means consent.
Meaning:
If a person stays silent after a proposal or an accusation, it is considered that he or she agrees.
This phrase has been known since ancient Rome: Silentium videtur confessio.
The proverb is used when a question is not answered, which makes it possible to assume an affirmative answer.
Other Russian proverbs
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Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти
To live a life is not the same (not as easy) as to go through a field.
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Water wears away a stone.
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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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What you will sow, that you will reap.
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Who is talking about what, and a lousy one about the bath.
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В чужом глазу соринку видим, а в своём бревна не замечаем
Оne sees the mote in another's eye and ignores the log in his own.
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Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать
Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
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В здоровом теле – здоровый дух
In a healthy body, healthy mind.
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