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 forbidden fruit is sweet.
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What you will sow, that you will reap.
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Water wears away a stone.
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Your own shirt is closer to your body.
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С волками жить – по-волчьи выть
Living with wolves means to howl like a wolf.
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The best is the enemy of the good.
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Заставь дурака богу молиться – он и лоб расшибёт
Make a fool pray to God - he will break his forehead.
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A bird is visible by its flight.
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