Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти
With accent marks:
Жизнь прожи́ть – не по́ле перейти́.
Translation:
To live a life is not the same (not as easy) as to go through a field.
Meaning:
Life is complicated, and living it is not easy. It is a matter of a variety of events and difficulties that a person encounters throughout his or her life.
The closest English equivalent would be "Life is not a bed of roses".
Other Russian proverbs
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What you will sow, that you will reap.
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A bad example is contagious.
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Water wears away a stone.
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Любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить
If you like sledding, you should like to carry the sled.
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Appetite comes with eating.
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A well-fed man does not understand a starving one.
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Measure seven times, cut one.
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Не место красит человека, а человек место
It is not a place that makes a person look good, but a person that makes a place look good.
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