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".
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You can't help grief with tears.
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Не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей
Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.
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A titmouse in hands is better than a crane in the sky.
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Some to the forest, some for firewood.
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Who is talking about what, and a lousy one about the bath.
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The best is the enemy of the good.
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Poor people are inventive.
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Repetition is the mother of learning.
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