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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Eggs don't teach the chicken.
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A bird is visible by its flight.
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Some to the forest, some for firewood.
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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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Каждый кулик своё болото хвалит
Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
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They do not seek good from good.
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Не рой яму другому, сам в неё попадешь
Do not dig a hole for another one, you will fall into it yourself.
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The eyes are scared, but the hands are doing.
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