Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1888 — Russian Proverbs. [ARTICLE]

Russian Proverbs.

—-Thehearthas ears. - No man ever died of fasting. God waits long, but hits hard. JPray to God, but row to shore. Modesty is a maiden’s necklace. Before bad beer, folks disappear. A maiden’s heart is a dark forest. Drink at table, not behind a pillar. To rotten wares the seller is blind. To marry in May is to suffer alway. The wolf catches the destined sheep. An old crow croaks not for nothing. Poverty is not a sin—but twice as bad. . A bad peace is better than a good quarrel. / An untimely guest is worse than a Tartar. By a wedge may a wedge be driven out. A woman’s preparation—a goose's lifetime. At beer a glance makes one readv to dance. - It’s a bore to go alone, even to get drowned. To stir the fire with another’s hands is no hardship. He who neglects copecks will never be worth a rouble. Long are a woman’s locks; but short are a woman’s wits. It is not so much the dew of heaven,as the sweat of man’s brow, renders the soil fruitful.