Один в поле не воин
With accent marks:
Оди́н в по́ле не во́ин.
Translation:
One in the field is not a warrior.
Meaning:
This proverb is used to emphasize that only acting together people represent a force that can overcome difficulties.
However, there is also an opposite proverb in Russian:
И один в поле воин.
Even one is a warrior in the field.
This means that there are situations when a lot depends on one person.
In European languages, there are similar proverbs that speak of the limited abilities of an individual. The closes equivalent in English: there is safety in numbers.
Other Russian proverbs
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The beauty of a debt is its payment
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Кто рано встаёт, тому бог подает
(lit.) Whoever gets up early, God gives him
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Любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить
If you like sledding, you should like to carry the sled.
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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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В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят
Don't bring your set of rules in a foreign monastery
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Бесплатный сыр только в мышеловке
Free cheese is only in a mousetrap.
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Как аукнется, так и откликнется
What goes around comes around.
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Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
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