За деревьями леса не видать
With accent marks:
За дере́вьями ле́са не вида́ть.
Translation:
Оne can not see the wood for the trees.
Meaning:
This proverb means: to pay to much attention to the secondary things, to be overwhelmed with details and not notice the main thing, not see the big picture.
Other Russian proverbs
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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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Кто рано встаёт, тому бог подает
(lit.) Whoever gets up early, God gives him
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Не так страшен чёрт, как его малюют
The demon is not as scary as he is depicted.
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За двумя зайцами погонишься – ни одного не поймаешь
If you are chasing two hares at once, you won’t catch a single one.
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Hurry to much and you will make people laugh.
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Patience and labor will grind everything.
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A holy place is never empty.
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С кем поведёшься, от того и наберёшься
With whom you are friends with, from them you will learn.
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