Терпение и труд всё перетрут
With accent marks:
Терпе́ние и труд всё перетру́т.
Translation:
Patience and labor will grind everything.
Meaning:
The proverb refers to the times when the flour was ground in the mills.
It reminds us that patience and perseverance in work will overcome all obstacles. It is said to cheer up a person who has hard work ahead or when people believe that everything bad will be forgotten with time and if you are busy with other things.
Other Russian proverbs
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Не так страшен чёрт, как его малюют
The demon is not as scary as he is depicted.
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A wolf is fed by his legs
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A bird is visible by its flight.
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Волков бояться – в лес не ходить
Don't go to the woods if afraid of wolves.
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There is no smoke without fire.
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Who is talking about what, and a lousy one about the bath.
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Что имеем – не храним, а потерявши – плачем
We don't appreciate what we have but we cry when we lose it.
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Where it is thin, it breaks.
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