С волками жить – по-волчьи выть
With accent marks:
С волка́ми жить – по-во́лчьи выть.
Translation:
Living with wolves means to howl like a wolf.
Meaning:
This proverb is about the fact that people often have to adjust to the lifestyle and customs of those with whom they live or often communicate.
There are other proverbs with the similar meaning in Russian. This particular one is used with a negative connotation, when the fact of adjusting is unpleasant to the speaker.
Other Russian proverbs
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You can't command to the heart.
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Предупреждён – значит вооружён
Forewarned is forearmed.
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Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти
To live a life is not the same (not as easy) as to go through a field.
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Не руби сук, на котором сидишь
Do not chop the branch you sit on
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Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает
The apple never falls far from the tree.
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Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается
All is well that ends well.
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An old friend is better than two new ones.
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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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