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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Your own shirt is closer to your body.
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В чужом глазу соринку видим, а в своём бревна не замечаем
Оne sees the mote in another's eye and ignores the log in his own.
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Под лежачий камень вода не течёт
Water does not flow under a lying stone.
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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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Better late than never.
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Терпи, казак – атаманом станешь!
Be patient, Cossack - you will become an ataman!
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There are no friends for taste and color.
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Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
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