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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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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You can't help grief with tears.
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За что боролись, на то и напоролись
We got what we fought for.
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Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает
The apple never falls far from the tree.
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Where there is no fish even a crayfish is a fish.
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Предупреждён – значит вооружён
Forewarned is forearmed.
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Любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить
If you like sledding, you should like to carry the sled.
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A wolf is fed by his legs
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