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.
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В здоровом теле – здоровый дух
In a healthy body, healthy mind.
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Measure seven times, cut one.
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Под лежачий камень вода не течёт
Water does not flow under a lying stone.
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Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти
To live a life is not the same (not as easy) as to go through a field.
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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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There are no friends for taste and color.
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Appetite comes with eating.
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A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.
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