Повторенье – мать ученья
With accent marks:
Повторе́нье – мать уче́нья.
Translation:
Repetition is the mother of learning.
Meaning:
Our brain is built in a way that in order to memorize something we need to repeat it a few times.
This popular Russian saying is often used to encourage children and students to learn.
Other Russian proverbs
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Не руби сук, на котором сидишь
Do not chop the branch you sit on
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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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In a quiet whirlpool, demons live.
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Another's soul is darkness.
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Laws are not written for fools.
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Silent means consent.
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В здоровом теле – здоровый дух
In a healthy body, healthy mind.
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Measure seven times, cut one.
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