Сердцу не прикажешь
With accent marks:
Се́рдцу не прика́жешь.
Translation:
You can't command to the heart.
Meaning:
It is impossible to command to yourself to love or stop loving someone.
Other Russian proverbs
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Where it is thin, it breaks.
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A wolf is fed by his legs
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A holy place is never empty.
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На Бога надейся, а сам не плошай
Put your trust in God, but don't make mistakes yourself
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Оne can not see the wood for the trees.
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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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Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе
A titmouse in hands is better than a crane in the sky.
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Одна голова хорошо, а две – лучше
One head is good, but two ones are better.
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