По одёжке встречают, по уму провожают
With accent marks:
По одёжке встреча́ют, по уму́ провожа́ют.
Translation:
You are greeted by your clothes but bid farewell by your mind.
Meaning:
We all tend to judge others and the first judgement comes from how people look (their clothes, manners). Moreover, we often automatically ascribe qualities to attractive people that they may not have: we consider them smarter, more intelligent, more interesting than someone else whose appearance is not so expressive. But behind a beautiful picture you can not hide emptiness, narrow-mindedness and quarrelsome character. So you are greeted by your clothes, but it's your mind and intelligence define how people will say goodbye to you.
Other Russian proverbs
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С волками жить – по-волчьи выть
Living with wolves means to howl like a wolf.
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Бесплатный сыр только в мышеловке
Free cheese is only in a mousetrap.
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С кем поведёшься, от того и наберёшься
With whom you are friends with, from them you will learn.
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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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Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать
Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
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Чем дальше в лес, тем больше дров
The further into the forest, the more firewood is there.
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Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
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The quieter you go, the further you'll get.
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