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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Not everything that glitters is gold.
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An old friend is better than two new ones.
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Оne can not see the wood for the trees.
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Silent means consent.
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Where there is no fish even a crayfish is a fish.
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Poor people are inventive.
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Your own shirt is closer to your body.
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Some to the forest, some for firewood.
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