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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Time for business, an hour for fun.
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They do not seek good from good.
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Не руби сук, на котором сидишь
Do not chop the branch you sit on
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Кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки бы подстелил
If I knew where I would fall, I would lay some straw there.
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С волками жить – по-волчьи выть
Living with wolves means to howl like a wolf.
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Better late than never.
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The forbidden fruit is sweet.
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What you will sow, that you will reap.
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