Тише едешь – дальше будешь
With accent marks:
Ти́ше е́дешь – да́льше бу́дешь.
Translation:
The quieter you go, the further you'll get.
Meaning:
This proverb reminds us to take things easy and think before doing them. It's an equivalent of English sayings "slow and steady wins the race", "longest way round is the shortest way home" and so on.
Other Russian proverbs
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Каждый кулик своё болото хвалит
Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
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Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать
Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
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Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе
A titmouse in hands is better than a crane in the sky.
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Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
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Бесплатный сыр только в мышеловке
Free cheese is only in a mousetrap.
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С волками жить – по-волчьи выть
Living with wolves means to howl like a wolf.
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Not everything that glitters is gold.
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A well-fed man does not understand a starving one.
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