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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Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает
The apple never falls far from the tree.
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Каждый кулик своё болото хвалит
Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
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Век живи, век учись, а дураком помрёшь
Live for a century, learn for a century, but die being a fool anyway.
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Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
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A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.
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Everything has its time.
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They do not seek good from good.
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The quieter you go, the further you'll get.
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