Яйца курицу не учат
With accent marks:
Я́йца ку́рицу не у́чат.
Translation:
Eggs don't teach the chicken.
Meaning:
The meaning of this proverb is simple: an inexperienced person can not teach anything the experienced one. You can often hear that from parents talking to their children.
Other Russian proverbs
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В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят
Don't bring your set of rules in a foreign monastery
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Repetition is the mother of learning.
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Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается
All is well that ends well.
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Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
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In a quiet whirlpool, demons live.
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A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.
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You can't spoil the porridge with butter.
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Where it is thin, it breaks.
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