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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Fear has big eyes.
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A bad example is contagious.
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Не рой яму другому, сам в неё попадешь
Do not dig a hole for another one, you will fall into it yourself.
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Eggs don't teach the chicken.
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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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Crowded, but not aggrieved.
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A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.
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Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
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