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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The eyes are scared, but the hands are doing.
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Beast runs towards the hunter.
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Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает
The apple never falls far from the tree.
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Кто рано встаёт, тому бог подает
(lit.) Whoever gets up early, God gives him
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An old friend is better than two new ones.
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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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There is no smoke without fire.
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Don’t wave your fists after the fight.
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