Своя рубашка ближе к телу
With accent marks:
Своя́ руба́шка бли́же к те́лу.
Translation:
Your own shirt is closer to your body.
Meaning:
One's own well-being is more valuable than the interests of other people - this is the meaning of this proverb.
Often, this proverb has a disapproving connotation or an accusation of selfishness.
Other Russian proverbs
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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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Кто рано встаёт, тому бог подает
(lit.) Whoever gets up early, God gives him
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Век живи, век учись, а дураком помрёшь
Live for a century, learn for a century, but die being a fool anyway.
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Another's soul is darkness.
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Beast runs towards the hunter.
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Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
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The quieter you go, the further you'll get.
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Repetition is the mother of learning.
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