- They fed us herrings, but didn’t give us anything to drink.
- Thrift falls into stinginess, and generosity into wastefulness.
- You have kvass on the street, but when you come home you won’t find water.
- He invited guests and bought some bones.
- The lazy man walks three times, and the stingy man pays three times.
- You are welcome to come to our hut to slurp the noodles, and then I will chop up the beef.
- You can't beg for a loan of fire.
- From cheap fish - cheap fish soup.
- He who is born as a fist cannot straighten into a palm.
- He who is stingy and greedy is not good in friendship.
- You can't squeeze water out of a stingy one.
- Is the forest not enough for you?
- Greed is like a river: the further it goes, the wider it gets.
- You can't grab everything with one paw.
- Plenty of money, and even more.
- The cat eats lard and shouts: not enough!
- Greed is the beginning of all grief.
- Greed is blind.
- Greed and importance are a hindrance to the head.
- The poor man gave his last nickel to the beggar, and he left the rich man just like that. (about the generosity of the poor and the stinginess of the rich)
- He trembles over a penny.
- The boot is cut from a flea.
- To a miser, a soul is worth less than a penny.
- Thrift is not stinginess.
These were Russian folk proverbs and sayings about greed and stinginess (proverbs about greed and generosity).
About generosity and greed
You cannot fill a bottomless tub with water.
Beruchi, the hand will not tidy up, but it will be given to you (that is, it will become impoverished).
Rich as an Ilyin honeycomb, but lives like cattle.
The rich don’t feed the poor, but everyone is full.
The rich man will not buy his conscience, but destroys his own: he will climb into wealth and forget brotherhood.
He looks into the coffin and saves money.
He looks into the grave, and trembles over a penny.
Give it to the window - give it to God.
You can't store enough rubbish in a sinkhole.
In the hands of others, the piece seems big, but when we get it, it will seem small.
God commanded to give, God did not command to ask.
Owns the city, but is dying of hunger.
Sparing water means you won’t be able to cook porridge.
Here you go, God, what is not good for us.
You can’t eat all the sweets, you can’t stand all the goodness.
You can trade crumbs from a figurine.
Where you look, it’s a pity to leave.
Our grief - buckwheat; I don’t want to eat, but I’m sorry to leave.
It’s bitter, but it’s a pity to leave.
The giving hand will not ache, the taking hand will not wither.
Plenty of money, and even more.
Money lives on.
Money is like stones - it weighs heavily on the soul.
A good master is the master of money, and a bad master is a servant.
More precious than silver and gold is the soul that is rich in generosity.
They knock the chunk out of each other's hands.
The soul does not accept, but the eyes ask more and more.
There is a reserve, but not about you.
There is a lot, but I want more.
Give free rein to the greedy, he will want more.
Greed for peace is a fierce enemy.
The greed of the latter deprives one of his mind.
Greed is blind.
He lived in bliss, but traveled in a cart.
The life is stingy - the dress is thin.
I drove into the whole lot, but loaded the cart full - and didn’t move.
The goiter is full and the eyes are hungry.
If I had a belly of seven sheepskins, one would eat them all.
Like a toothless chicken, everyone is hungry.
As I became full, I learned shame.
When you are full, know shame.
The cow that died was kind to the milk.
The spoon is narrow, it carries three pieces at a time: you need to spread it out so that it carries six pieces at a time.
People will drink as if they were wiping themselves with a handkerchief; and he will drink as if burned by fire.
Many, many, and so many more.
To grab a lot means to lose yours.
Nazar licked it all up.
Call him brother, and he will want to be big.
He stuffed himself into a bag, so he couldn’t even get out of place.
There won't be enough rubbish in your pit.
The dog of the river does not bark, but stands above the river all night and barks.
Don't ask from the rich, ask from the rich.
You can't do as much as you want.
I was glad that the dog was gone.
Reap with one hand, this with the other!
He puts everything under his paw.
The poor man gave his last nickel to the beggar, and he left the rich man just like that.
Our eyes are pits, our hands are rakes.
Two mushrooms per spoon, and the third stuck to the stem.
Two spoons per spoon.
The sweets make my mouth water.
Throws on the cheek along the monastery carpet.
I chased after the baby, but was left without a piece.
I chased after the ax handle, but the ax drowned.
If you spare a strap, you won’t get stuck with a strap.
If you feel sorry for the altyn, you will be spared the ruble (that is, after).
Ass, a sheaf, a haystack - everything is cute.
The sweaty hand is too stiff, the dry hand is unyielding.
He rolled over like a pig into a trough.
The mare took the belt whip.
He sells for profit, but walks around naked.
Let the woman go to heaven, and she will lead the cow with her.
Wake me up, mom, early tomorrow! - What's wrong? - Yes, I’ll finish a loaf of bread: now I won’t be able to.
The hand of the giver never fails.
I’ve eaten enough myself, but my eyes aren’t full.
He loses his own good, but desires someone else’s.
As much as you can, as much as you want. A lot can be done, I want twice as much.
Money is to a miser what hay is to a dog.
The stingy rich man is poorer than the beggar.
The stingy locks tightly, but rarely treats.
The stingy one saves - the devil spends money.
A stingy person saves for someone who is too expensive (or: for a spendthrift).
The stingy man is not stupid: he wants what is good for himself.
A stingy person does not save for himself: if he dies, he will not take anything with him.
Miser pays twice.
To a miser, a soul is worth less than a penny.
Stinginess is harder to heal than a wound.
God will reduce the stinginess of man to the century.
The stingy die, and the children open their chests.
Stingy as bees: they collect honey, but die themselves.
You can't gather flowers from all over the world.
The dog lies in the hay, does not eat itself and does not give it to the cattle.
The dog has enough, but never gets enough.
I gathered like a hungry man for jelly. He came with his own spoon.
Thank you for that, and even more for that.
There are no hundred rubles, but a ruble is not money.
He stands up to his neck in water, and asks for a drink.
The wolf ate the mare and choked on wood.
It’s bad to eat, and it’s a shame to quit.
Yours is only what you gave.
They called you to dinner, and you came to eat.
It’s as hard as flint: you can’t hit it with a butt, you won’t see a spark.
God gives to the thrifty, but the devil steals from the stingy.
Three things inspire love: faith, modesty and generosity.
There's a bag, and there's a hedgehog in the bag.
It's a big bag, and the guy is stingy.
If you shovel it too hard, you won’t be able to carry it home.
The rich and the stingy have a ruble crying, but the rich and the poor have a half ruble jumping.
The poor need much, and the stingy need everything.
The poor are oppressed by one need, the stingy by two (squalor and stinginess).
Money has no eyes: they don’t see what they give it for.
You can’t beg a stone priest for iron bread.
People's penny is skipping, but the stingy's ruble is crying.
If I die, I'll take it with me.
You can’t sell him an altyn for a penny.
Every penny he has is nailed down with an altyn (or ruble) nail.
His teeth were frozen from stinginess.
You can’t beg him for a loan of snow in the middle of winter.
The miser loses more.
You can’t beg ice from a stingy person even on Epiphany.
The stingy one has a lot of beer, honey, but it’s time for him to go completely into the water.
You can't extort money from a stingy person.
What does the stingy have? more money, then more grief.
For the torish one, stinginess lies at the bottom.
Generous owners have chickens that lay two eggs.
Even if you burst your belly, don’t remain good.
A little bit of it won't be a sword through the window.
The more you eat, the more you need.
The devil is making a purse, the miser is filling it.
What is poorer is more generous.
What fell into his claws was lost.
What fell into the hands of the stingy was lost.
Looking for someone else's, I lost my own.
Mind you: don’t give it to anyone.
He slurps the peas with an awl and even shakes them off.
The fur coat lies, and the skin trembles.
A generous person does not boast of a gift, a hero does not refuse what was said.
There is no one more generous with his promise.
I finished all of them, but he finished only one.
There is a lot of food, but it’s a pity for the belly.
Whistling in the house means poverty.
During the year, you cannot invite people who have not been there before to your inherited home.
In inclement weather, it is better not to take anything out of the house.
If you don’t sweep in the evening, you will sweep happiness out of the house.
Garbage is not thrown away in the evening.
The debt is repaid in the morning, not in the evening, so that the money flows.
If you give any animal as a gift, you must take at least a small coin.
Jewelry inherited from relatives should not be given to people who are not related to you by blood.
You cannot put money and a hat on the table - this will lead to losses.
Do not lend on Tuesday, in the evening and on the waning moon.
Don't borrow or pay back money in the evening.
Do not give alms from hand to hand.
Do not wash the floors after sunset - you will wash your well-being.
Do not pick up money found in the morning on an empty stomach.
You cannot transfer money from hand to hand.
You can't sit on money.
You can’t leave your wallet empty; for a divorce you need to leave at least a penny.
Never place your bag and wallet on the floor.
Don't throw anything out the window, otherwise happiness will leave your home.
A knife placed on the table with the blade up leads to lack of money.
Leaving money on the table overnight means losing money.
Leaving your keys on the table overnight means losing your property.
Leaving an empty bottle on the table overnight means lack of money.
When saving for a rainy day, don’t constantly look into your piggy bank, otherwise your wallet will become thin.
You need to sweep the floor from the threshold, and not towards the threshold, so that the goods are not swept out of the house.
Sweeping in one apartment with different brooms - scattering wealth into the corners, causing poverty.
After sunset, money is not counted so that it does not decrease.
Banknotes should be placed in a wallet neatly straightened, in ascending order of denomination.
How more amount money, the sooner they multiply - money attracts money.
Take a small coin and hold it over the flame church candle and they say three times: “You will forever bring money, I call you a breadwinner.” This coin is sewn into the seam of clothing.
Throw all the little things in the house into the corners, saying: “Let it arrive in my house!”
All the change that has accumulated in your wallet during the week must be spent or given away on Sunday, otherwise you will only be rich in small money.
To achieve wealth, a ritual of washing was carried out: on Maundy Thursday one washes oneself with water containing gold and silver items and coins.
To attract wealth in the evening after the Ivan Kupala holiday, they collect all the money in the house and put it on the nightstand near the bed, and the next day, without getting out of bed, they count it several times.
To maintain wealth in the house and attract money, the owners had to make friends with the brownie and hang a talisman at the entrance to the house - a horseshoe, a bag of ferns or coins, a wooden bird of happiness.
To ensure that wealth does not decrease, nails should be cut only on Tuesday or Friday.
To increase the money in the wallet, an aspen leaf is placed in it.
To prevent children from experiencing poverty, silver money is placed under the pillow of a newborn and given a silver spoon.
If your hand itches, then you need to scratch or rub the back of the table board with the money.
When you see the new moon to your right, show him the money.
On the waxing moon, you need to stroke a gray cat with white paws, saying: “Little cat, give us some money, maybe a little more.”
You cannot pass by a coin lying on the road - you must pick it up, but only if it is not lying at an intersection.
During baptism, infants were carried in and out of the church in a casing.
During the first cuckoo call on St. George's Day, a handful of earth, grain or money is thrown over the head.
When receiving a debt, they hold a fig in their pocket with their left hand.
At the beginning of sowing or plowing, in order to pity the land with its poverty and get a rich harvest, it was supposed to eat only oatmeal with kvass.
After receiving a lot of money for one of large bills dripping blood. It is always carried in a wallet and is not spent or exchanged.
After the guests leave, the tablecloth is shaken out onto the street so that the money can be found.
To help money flow into the house, place the broom with the handle down.
To keep money in the house, a coin is placed in each corner, and when building a new house, coins were placed in the foundation.
Coin
Round, small, cute for everyone.
A small, round one jumps from pocket to pocket.
Small, round, rolling, as soon as it runs away, you won’t catch up.
Little, roundly jumps from prison to prison, outpacing the whole world; She herself is good for nothing, but everyone needs her.
They beat us with a hammer and give it to us.
Thin, white, small, round, cute to the whole world. (Silver coin)
It's not a big thing, but everyone needs it.
Money
They walk without legs.
For everyone, we are born into the world in abundance, but some have a lot of us, while others don’t have us.
No matter how careful they are, they will be shaken.
What burns without a flame?
Counterfeit money
Who made me doesn’t tell me, who doesn’t know me accepts me, and whoever knows doesn’t let me into the yard.
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1. The rich one did a funeral for both his father and stepfather, and the poor one did it for his to my own father couldn't do it.
2. Poor, but proud, he doesn’t have a horse, but he raises his leg in the stirrup.
3. A large tree produces a lot of wood chips.
4. When you are in need, you will receive help from no one you expect.
5. The gentleman gave him a horse, but the groom did not allow it.
6. A hungry person knows the value of bread.
7. Debt cannot be paid with thoughts.
8. For the hungry, salt and pepper food.
9. The one who had the only cow gave her a jug to urinate.
10. The wake was such that the dogs passed by the food.
11. Patience is wealth.
12. If you are rich, then death will be delayed.
13. If the neighbor is wealthy, then yours will remain for you.
14. The rich man’s dog is also praised.
15. Whoever guests visit, his cauldron does not empty.
16. He who does not know the measure of his belly will be disgraced.
17. When a poor man becomes rich, his wife dies.
18. The well-fed man thought that his comrades were also full.
19. What is missing can be expensive.
20. What the happy man gains, the unhappy man lives.
21. What the unfortunate man collected, the happy one took away.
22. The mind of a noble poor man does not kill.
23. Go to bed without eating - get up without debt.
24. They don’t laugh at the ugly, they don’t smile at the poor.
25. The orphan and churek will bake without fire.
26. The wealth collected by the unfortunate went to the fortunate.
27. In search of what he did not have, the greedy man lost what he had.
28. Do not be related to those who are rich, and do not shun those who are poor.
29. “Yours” and “mine” are better.
30. Wealth is dominance.
31. Those who had gold died of hunger, those who had a harvest remained.
32. The one to whom you are in debt is your king.
33. Spending little is difficult, but spending a lot is easy.
34. Knew how to take it away, know how to bring it.
35. The more difficult it is to acquire wealth, it is more difficult to save it.
36. Even wealth is destructive for a fool.
37. The guy may be poor, but he is conscientious.
38. Kindness without mind is emptiness.
39. He who went broke while selling became wiser when buying.
40. a kind person not wrong.
41. Fame is better than wealth.
42. Tears cannot pay off a debt.
43. Whoever is waiting for someone else’s dinner will be left without breakfast.
44. Wealth of mind is no substitute.
45. When wealth ends, intelligence increases.
46. Without spending a penny, you won’t earn a ruble.
47. What falls, pick it up, but what is thrown, don’t take it.
48. Fear poverty, but it has come - don’t retreat.
49. Two beggars cannot enter the same gate.
50. He who shares his piece will not go hungry.
51. The earth does not like those who ask for alms.
52. Do not allow a hungry person to look into your barn.
53. Those who are accustomed to taking away cannot give.
54. The grave is narrow for the greedy.
55. When you are sick, you feel sorry for yourself, but when you recover, you feel sorry for what you spent.
56. The one who always asks is not shy.
57. When the poor man was given flour, he asked for a cauldron.
58. A greedy person recalculates his income a hundred times.
59. Whose house burned down, he spared the ashes.
60. When the fools were digging a well, they didn’t know where to put the earth.
61. A beggar is not afraid of poverty.
62. The cunning one who gives with one hand takes away with two.
63. A miser will also extract oil from water.
64. For a beggar, Easter does not come.
65. Any shoe fits a beggar’s size.
66. Whoever didn’t have money, looked for his wallet.
67. Having regretted fifty dollars, I paid a ruble.
68. Where there are many merchants, there are many poor peasants.
69. Whoever was shaking over someone else’s piece and didn’t finish his own.
70. When you are poor and the priest is deaf to you.
71. The disease of stinginess is incurable.
72. The priest rejoices at the death of the rich.
73. The beggar’s bag has no bottom.
74. An orphan has a house without a roof.
75. He who does not have his own trembles over someone else’s.
76. He who is poor in soul will not be helped by wealth.
77. There is no drought for a beggar.
78. A poor man’s guest will not be left without talking.
79. An orphan and an orphan in Paradise.
80. Happiness comes with wealth, poverty comes with grief.
81. A poor man is not afraid of thieves.
82. A hungry and fearful person does not have a restful sleep.
83. The spool is small, but expensive.
84. The church had not yet been built, but the beggars had gathered.
85. A beggar stands under the windows in heaven.
86. The poor man's fast has no end.
87. Everyone helps the rich, but no one helps the poor.
88. A rich miser is worse than a beggar.
89. Be related to the rich.
90. A miser has no debts.
91. Where stinginess is, friendship is powerless.
92. A rich and stupid person does not need advice.
93. A poor man does not visit a stingy man.
94. No one notices the death of a beggar.
95. A beggar knows a stingy one.
96. A beggar has many gates.
97. A beggar has nothing to hide.
98. There are no unfamiliar paths for a beggar.
99. Poor people milk their cow even without a calf.
100. The wealth of a beggar is health.
101. When you become rich, remember what you ate when you were poor.
102. To the one who pays his debts on time, everything is lent.
103. Whatever you borrow from a poor person ahead of time, return.
104. The relatives of the poor man dress him when they bury him.
105. They beat the beggar and did not allow him to cry.
106. The poor man, having become rich, burned a candle during the day.
107. The rich man Easter days don't end.
108. The rich man boasts about his money, the poor man about his children.
109. The poor man leaves a sweet piece for last.
110. Wealth is deaf, poverty is blind.
111. The poor man knows the misfortune of the beggar.
112. Dinner for the hungry is delicious.
113. Hunger has a short conscience.
114. The poor man knows what wealth is worth.
115. He who has nothing has short hands.
116. Fear poverty rather than death.
117. No one hears the sighs of the poor.
118. The rich man seeks beautiful things, the poor man seeks warm things.
119. The rich feed the poor with crumbs.
120. Greed degrades, modesty adorns.
121. A beggar’s penny rings like a bell.
122. The crying of an orphan makes water boil.
123. Don’t be proud that you are rich today.
124. When you are hungry, everything is delicious.
125. The rich become boring.
126. And a poor son is rich for his mother.
127. A poor man dries his wet clothes.
128. The greedy eyes are hungry.
129. In the poor man's house they are carried away by songs.
130. He who chased a stranger had to share his own.
131. Even a beggar’s gold is colorless.
132. A poor man does not believe a beggar.
133. A greedy dog is put on a yoke.
134. Wealth and happiness cannot happen together.
135. All the poor man can do is twirl his mustache.
136. A persistent debtor and a persistent mutualist are worth each other.
137. A thief does not regret stolen wealth.
138. What you cannot say from wealth and what you cannot eat from poverty.
139. Grief does not leave the poor man’s door.
140. A poor man has meat - there is no fire, if there is fire, there is no meat.
141. Greedy and the sea is sorry.
142. If you don’t quickly use what a bad nobleman gave, he will demand it back.
143. It is better for a bad belly to burst than for good food to remain.
144. The poor man found a treasure, but couldn’t find a place to hide it.
145. He who eats in secret will not be satisfied.
146. For a blind cat, even a skinny mouse is fat.
147. Who does not go to visit, and does not like the guest.
148. Alamys is more valuable than all wealth.
Note: Alamys is the totality of all higher moral qualities human: honor, dignity, nobility, love of freedom, conscience, sense of duty, loyalty, chastity.
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From stinginess. (Arabic proverb)
The generosity of the hand shows what kind of heart it is. Give it out the window - God will give it to the gateway (that is, invisibly). If you spare a strap, you won’t get stuck with a strap. If you feel sorry for the strip, you'll give away the strap. If you feel sorry for the altyn, you will be spared the ruble (that is, after). Until your eyes are satiated, your stomach will not be full. ( Kazakh proverb) If you die, you won’t take anything with you. The sweaty hand is too stiff, the dry hand is unyielding. He sells for profit, but walks around naked (either stingy or drunk). The voracious camel is ready to eat his blanket. (Kazakh proverb) People do not forget the good that is distributed. (Georgian proverb) The hand that knows how to take also knows how to give. (Kazakh proverb) A thread to the world gives a shirt to a naked man. The pig is not my brother, and five rubles is not money. He loses his own property, but wants someone else's. Money is to a miser what hay is to a dog. The meager is in need, the stingy is stingy. The poor need much, and the stingy need everything. The stingy man is not stupid: he wants what is good for himself. Stingy - not stupid. Stingy is not stupid. The trembling of his hands gives away the stingy. (Kazakh proverb) A stingy dinner will not be cooked until the guest leaves. (Kazakh proverb) The stingy rich man is poorer than the beggar. Rich and poor at the same time. The needy (i.e., the poor) are stingy, the stingy is in need. The stingy rich man is poorer than the generous poor man. (Arabic proverb) A stingy man locks tightly, but rarely treats. The stingy one saves, the devil spends money. A stingy person saves for someone who is too expensive (or: for a spendthrift). A stingy person does not save for himself: if he dies, he will not take anything with him. Miser pays twice. The stingy one hides his own from himself. (Kazakh proverb) A soul is worth less to a stingy person than a penny. Stinginess is an infection. She is pestered either by neighbors or relatives. (Kazakh proverb)Stinginess is not stupidity. God will reduce the stinginess of a person's age. The stingy die, and the children open their chests. Stingy as bees: they collect honey, but die themselves. It’s a pity for stingy people to give each other hands. (Kazakh proverb) You can’t get enough of the sweet, you can’t get enough of the bitter. They treated the blind man by frying his own wheat. (Kazakh proverb) Death appears in the belly (i.e. property). I owe the dog a bone. (Kazakh proverb) There are no hundred rubles, but a ruble is not money. Yours is only what you gave. However, there is no guarantee that you will dissolve it liquidly (extra: it will be more suitable for kneading). Torah's tongue is sweet, but his soul is callous. (Kazakh proverb) It’s as hard as flint: you can’t hit it with a butt, you won’t see a spark. You can't tell a rich person from a rich person. God gives to the thrifty, but the devil steals from the stingy. God gives to the thrifty, but the devil takes away from the stingy. That true hero who did not give free rein to his passion. (Kazakh proverb) Three things evoke love: faith, modesty and generosity There’s a bag, and there’s a hedgehog in the bag. It's a big bag, and the guy is stingy. I carried it heavily and didn’t bring it home. The rich and the stingy have a ruble crying, but the rich and the poor have a half ruble jumping. Money has no eyes. Money has no eyes: they don’t see what they give it for. You can’t beg a stone priest for iron bread. He who has generous hands, all roads are open to him. He who has generous hands, all roads are open to him. (Kazakh proverb) People's penny skips, but with us (i.e. the stingy) the ruble cries. You can’t sell him an altyn for a penny. Every penny he has is nailed down with an altyn (or ruble) nail. His teeth were frozen from stinginess. You can’t borrow ice from him in the middle of winter (or you can’t buy snow). The glutton's stomach is pounding, but his eyes are still begging. (Kazakh proverb) The applicant has one cheek on fire, the one who refuses has both cheeks on fire. (Kazakh proverb) An orphan has seven stomachs. (Kazakh proverb) The stingy is not the negligent: there is something to take. The stingy one does not have the poor one. The miser loses more. A stingy man will get two thrifty ones. You can’t beg ice from a stingy person even in baptism. The miser has many excuses for refusal. (Kazakh proverb) The miser has a lot of beer, honey, but it’s time for it to go completely into the water. You can't extort money from a stingy person. You can't thresh grain from a miser. If a stingy person doesn't have a boil, he will vomit in a hurry. For a stingy person, the more money there is, the more grief there is. For the torish one, stinginess lies at the bottom (or: under a bushel). A generous person always has money in his pocket (Lezgin proverb) Generous owners have chickens that lay two eggs. (Kazakh proverb) Generous owners have hens that lay two eggs. The poor are oppressed by one need, the stingy by two (squalor and stinginess). Seeing the gold, the angel turned off the road. (Kazakh proverb) Treating yourself to a stingy person is like writing it with tears. (Kazakh proverb) A smart man's dreams lead him forward, but a fool's meanness pulls him back. (Kazakh proverb) A smart person is a slave to his honor, a fool is a slave to his property. (Kazakh proverb) A smart man protects his honor, a stingy man protects his cattle. (Kazakh proverb) A little of everything is not a sword through the window. The more you eat, the more you need. The more fat a snake gets, the more it shakes with greed. (Kazakh proverb) Rather than expect a stingy treat, it is better to take a bone from a dog. (Kazakh proverb) The devil makes a purse, a miser fills it. What is poorer is more generous. The poor man gave his last nickel to the beggar, and he left the rich man just like that. What is in the oven is all on the table, swords. What is not acceptable is thrown into the censer. What falls into the hands of the stingy is lost. To shame a stingy person, give him a gift yourself. (Kazakh proverb) He slurps the peas with an awl, and even shakes them off. The fur coat lies, but the skin trembles. Do not consider the one giving someone else’s property to be generous. (Turkmen proverb) A generous man does not boast of a gift, a hero does not refuse what he has said.
Buy a poor man a sheep and lamb he owes. (Kazakh proverb)
The poor are always generous. (Kazakh proverb)
Beruchi, the hand will not tidy up, but it will be given ( i.e. it will become scarce).
Rich as an Ilyin honeycomb, but lives like cattle.
Rich like Croesus, but lives like a dog.
Wealth without generosity is like a tree without fruit. (Arabic proverb)
He looks into the coffin and saves money.
He seemed a little shy around people, but at home he didn’t tell anyone.
He looks into the grave, and trembles over a penny.
Give it to God through the window.
Water does not hold in a sieve; money does not hold in a generous man. (Kazakh proverb)
It's more fun to dissolve, but more profitable with a clamp (i.e. live).
God commanded to give, God did not command to take away.
God commanded to give, God did not command to ask.
Owns the city, but is dying of hunger.
Sparing water means you won't be able to cook porridge.
The raven does not understand what it is pecking. (Kazakh proverb)
The crow looks at the bullet with one eye and at the dung heap with the other. (Kazakh proverb)
Here you go, God, what is not good for us.
Give to everyone - there will be a lot.
All the bounty of the bai is on the tongue. (Kazakh proverb)
You can trade crumbs from a figurine.
Where they pour, they spill.
Where they drink, they pour.
The eyes will be satisfied with only a handful of earth (i.e. with death). (Kazakh proverb)
The giving hand will not ache, the taking hand will not wither.
The hand of the giver will not fail.
To him who gives five is much, to him who takes six is not enough. (Kazakh proverb)
Two mice got into a fight over bai's garbage. (Kazakh proverb)
Do good and throw it into the river.
Plenty of money, and even more.
The money is lying there, but the skin is trembling.
Money lives on. Round and round - he will go away.
For your beloved friend - and an earring from your ear.
A good master is the master of money, and a bad master is a servant.
More precious than silver and gold is the soul that is rich in generosity.
The one who trembles over the gold dies of hunger. (Kazakh proverb)
If you give a horse, give a bridle too. (Arabic proverb)
If you are in the boat of greed, your companion will be poverty. (Arabic proverb)
There is a reserve, but not about you.
There is a lot, but I want more.
Greed is the beginning of all grief.
Greed does not take into account the strength of the burden. (Kazakh proverb)
Greed pushes to meanness. (Kazakh proverb)
Greed for peace is a fierce enemy.
Greed doesn't do any good. (Arabic proverb)
Greed gives rise to hearing loss: he hears, but doesn’t show it. (Kazakh proverb)
The greed of the latter deprives one of his mind.
Greed is blind.
Sparing wine - not seeing guests (or: do not indulge guests).
Don’t save your belly, and don’t waste your soul!
He lived in bliss, but traveled in a cart.
Life is stingy - the dress is thin.
If you chase someone else's, you will lose yours.
On other people's eves he remembers his dead.
He who slaughters a camel will covet the meat of someone else's goat. (Kazakh proverb)
They wanted iron bread from the stone priest.
And water is sweet if served from the heart. (Kazakh proverb)
The boot is cut from a flea.
You make two out of one - you while away both (or: you’ll quit both).
From one fur he cuts out two curls.
It pulls quarters from octopus.
There are ropes twisting out of the sand.
Like a dog, she lies in the hay: she doesn’t eat herself and doesn’t give it to others.
Just as you lend, so they lend to you. (Arabic proverb)
Throw bread behind you - it will come before you (Ukrainian proverb)
A skinny horse is a stingy owner.
Who is the master of money; and who is the servant?
Whoever shakes does not go that way.
Whoever feeds the orphans knows God (or: God knows).
He who is too expensive is not rich.
He who lives widely does not close his gates.
If you strike iron, don’t skimp on coal; when you raise a son, don’t skimp on food. (Chinese proverb)
Either spare the feed or the horse.
It's better to skimp than to waste.
It’s better to take care of your own than to live through someone else’s.
Better stingy than wasteful.
If you love to take, know how to give too. (Kazakh proverb)
To wish a lot - you won’t see good. To grab a lot means to lose yours.
There are always eaters for ready-made food. (Kazakh proverb)
He steps on his foot, and chakchur (shoes) doesn't buy.
The rye threshes on the butt, but the grain does not drop.
He threshes the rye on the butt, and weaves lace from the chaff.
He stuffed himself into a bag, so he couldn’t even get out of place.
He’s not rich, but he’s a bit on the expensive side, but he’s happy to have guests.
What do I need rich, give me something cheap.
The rich man doesn't brew beer, he's a bit too plump. It is not the rich who feeds, but the fat one.
God did not give one hundred rubles, and fifty is not money.
Don’t be sorry for the altyn: you’ll give half a ruble.
Don't expect an offering from someone who hasn't eaten enough himself. (Kazakh proverb)
Don't ask from the rich, ask from the rich.
Do not consider someone who gives someone else's property to be generous. (Turkmen proverb)
Not the rich that you have, but the rich that you are happy with. (i.e. what will you share).
It is not the one who gives who is generous, but the one who does not take. (Kazakh proverb)
The eyes betray the enemy, the stingy - a treat. (Kazakh proverb)
Everything is not enough for the insatiable.
A sheep grows fleece, but a miser saves money - not for himself.
You can't beg for a loan of fire (or: won't).
We will clothe the naked, we will put shoes on the barefoot; Let us feed the greedy, give drink to the greedy, guide the dead - we will earn the kingdom of heaven.
One suffers because of his appearance, the other because of greed. (Kazakh proverb)
One is shaking for his life, the other is shaking for his property. (Kazakh proverb)
One doesn’t spare a whole garden, the other won’t give a bunch of grapes. (Armenian proverb)
Reap with one hand, this with the other!
Collect with one hand, distribute with the other!
He lives with a clamp (i.e. a bit stingy).
He's from the dirt (and with shit) removes foam.
He even removes basts from stones.
He trembles over a penny.
He strives to deceive God too.
He says goodbye to every penny.
He won't say goodbye to even a penny.
He remembers his parents on someone else's eve.
The poor man gave his last nickel to the beggar, and he left the rich man just like that.
Meat fills the stomach, attention fills the soul. (Kazakh proverb)
There is no benefit from the stingy as there is from rotten water. (Kazakh proverb)
Stinginess causes bleeding from teeth.
Stop seeking mercy from evil, and seek help from stinginess.
Bad thoughts come from stinginess. (Arabic proverb)
The generosity of the hand shows what kind of heart it is.
Give it to the window - God will give it to the gateway (i.e. invisible).
If you spare a strap, you won’t get stuck with a strap.
If you feel sorry for the strip, you'll give away the strap.
If you feel sorry for the altyn, you'll be easy with a ruble (i.e. after).
Until your eyes are satiated, your stomach will not be full. (Kazakh proverb)
If you die, you won't take anything with you.
The sweaty hand is too stiff, the dry hand is unyielding.
Sells for profit, but walks naked (either stingy or drunk).
The voracious camel is ready to eat his blanket. (Kazakh proverb)
People do not forget the good things that are distributed. (Georgian proverb)
The hand that knows how to take also knows how to give. (Kazakh proverb)
With the world on a thread - a naked shirt.
The pig is not my brother, and five rubles is not money.
He loses his own property, but wants someone else's.
Money is to a miser what hay is to a dog.
The meager is in need, the stingy is stingy. The poor need much, and the stingy need everything.
The stingy man is not stupid: he wants what is good for himself.
Stingy - not stupid. Stingy is not stupid.
The trembling of his hands gives away the stingy. (Kazakh proverb)
A stingy dinner will not be cooked until the guest leaves. (Kazakh proverb)
The stingy rich man is poorer than the beggar. Rich and poor at the same time. Needed (i.e. miserable) stingy, stingy needs.
The stingy rich man is poorer than the generous poor man. (Arabic proverb)
The stingy locks tightly, but rarely treats.
The stingy one saves - the devil spends money.
Stingy for the overpriced (or: na mota) hoards
A stingy person does not save for himself: if he dies, he will not take anything with him.
Miser pays twice.
The stingy one hides his own from himself. (Kazakh proverb)
To a miser, a soul is worth less than a penny.
Stinginess is an infection. She is pestered either by neighbors or relatives. (Kazakh proverb)
Stinginess is not stupidity.
God will reduce the stinginess of a person's age.
The stingy die, and the children open their chests.
Stingy as bees: they collect honey, but die themselves.
It’s a pity for stingy people to give each other hands. (Kazakh proverb)
Not enough of the sweet, not enough of the bitter.
They treated the blind man by frying his own wheat. (Kazakh proverb)
Death seems to be in the belly (i.e. property).
I owe the dog a bone. (Kazakh proverb)
There are no hundred rubles, but a ruble is not money.
Yours is only what you gave.
There's no denying that you'll dissolve it liquidly (increase: more will be used for kneading).
Torah's tongue is sweet, but his soul is callous. (Kazakh proverb)
It’s as hard as flint: you can’t hit it with a butt, you won’t see a spark.
You can't tell a rich person from a rich person.
God gives to the thrifty, but the devil steals from the stingy.
God gives to the thrifty, but the devil takes away from the stingy.
The true hero is the one who did not give free rein to his passion. (Kazakh proverb)
Three things inspire love: faith, modesty and generosity.
There's a bag, and there's a hedgehog in the bag.
It's a big bag, and the guy is stingy.
I carried it heavily and didn’t bring it home.
The rich and the stingy have a ruble crying, but the rich and the poor have a half ruble jumping.
Money has no eyes. Money has no eyes: they don’t see what they give it for.
You can’t beg a stone priest for iron bread.
He who has generous hands, all roads are open to him. (Kazakh proverb)
People are penniless, but we (i.e. among the stingy) and the ruble is crying.
You can’t sell him an altyn for a penny.
He has every penny in altyn (or: ruble) nailed down.
His teeth were frozen from stinginess.
You can’t beg him for a loan of ice in the middle of winter (or: you can’t buy snow).
The glutton's stomach is pounding, but his eyes are still begging. (Kazakh proverb)
The applicant has one cheek on fire, the one who refuses has both cheeks on fire. (Kazakh proverb)
The orphan has seven stomachs. (Kazakh proverb)
The stingy is not the nega: there is something to take.
The stingy one - not the poor one.
The miser loses more.
A stingy man will get two thrifty ones.
You can’t beg ice from a stingy person even in baptism.
The miser has many excuses for refusal. (Kazakh proverb)
The stingy one has a lot of beer, honey, but it’s time for him to go completely into the water.
You can't extort money from a stingy person. You can't thresh grain from a miser.
If a stingy person doesn't have a boil, he will vomit in a hurry.
For a stingy person, the more money there is, the more grief there is.
The torish one has stinginess at the bottom (or: under the radar) lies.
A generous person always has money in his pocket (Lezgin proverb)
Generous owners have chickens that lay two eggs. (Kazakh proverb)
Generous owners have chickens that lay two eggs.
The poor are oppressed by one need, the stingy by two (squalor and stinginess).
Seeing the gold, the angel turned off the road. (Kazakh proverb)
Treating yourself to a stingy person is like writing it with tears. (Kazakh proverb)
A smart man's dreams lead him forward, but a fool's meanness pulls him back. (Kazakh proverb)
A smart man is a slave to his honor, a Fool is a slave to his property. (Kazakh proverb)
A smart man protects his honor, a stingy man protects his cattle. (Kazakh proverb)
A little bit of it won't be a sword through the window.
The more you eat, the more you need.
The more fat a snake gets, the more it shakes with greed. (Kazakh proverb)
Rather than expect a stingy treat, it is better to take the bone away from the dog. (Kazakh proverb)
The devil is making a purse, the miser is filling it.
What is poorer is more generous.
Whatever is in the oven is all on the table - swords.
What is distasteful is the ass in the censer.
What fell into the hands of the stingy was lost.
To shame a stingy person, give him a gift yourself. (Kazakh proverb)
He slurps the peas with an awl and even shakes them off.
The fur coat lies, and the skin trembles.
A generous person does not boast of a gift, a hero does not refuse what was said.
Now we move on to Russian proverbs, which it would also be nice for each of us to know.
Russian proverbs and sayings, as everyone knows, this is folk wisdom, who came to us from life experience. Now let's look at the most frequently used among them among the people, as well as their interpretations, among other things. For convenience, Russian proverbs and sayings are presented alphabetically.
Russian proverbs and sayings and their meaning
Appetite comes with eating.
The deeper you delve into something, the more you learn about it.
A woman with a cart makes it easier for a mare.
About the departure of an unnecessary person who is not so useful to anything.
Trouble doesn’t walk through the forest, but through people.
Misfortunes with people are the real trouble, and not with what surrounds them.
Misfortunes never come alone.
She will definitely “take” at least one more with her.
Poverty is not a vice.
You should not judge people for poverty, since it is not their negative quality.
You can’t even catch a fish from a pond without difficulty.
Nothing can be achieved without persistence and effort.
Take care of your dress again, and take care of your honor from a young age.
About norms of behavior in society, etc. And if something is lost or torn, it will no longer be possible to restore it.
God saves man, who save himself.
It is easier for a person who is careful in his actions to avoid dangers and unjustified risks.
Free cheese only comes in a mousetrap.
Goods and services given for free are usually given to us with a catch, unpleasant consequences.
God marks the rogue.
Evil deeds and others negative qualities do not go unpunished.
A chatterbox is a godsend for a spy.
If you brag to people about your success, about the elevation of your deeds, then there will be envious people trying to drag you back down. Like a proverb What you boast about, you will be left without.
For a big ship, a long voyage.
A person with great abilities gets great opportunities.
If you suffer for a long time, something will work out.
If you really try in a difficult matter, you can achieve at least something.
Paper will endure anything.
Paper, unlike people, will tolerate any lie, any mistake written on it.
Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
Home comfort created with your own hands or hands loved one, cannot be replaced by any visit.
IN healthy body- healthy mind.
By keeping the body healthy, a person also maintains mental well-being.
Every family has its black sheep.
In any family or team there will always be a person with negative qualities.
In the dark all cats are gray.
A person's appearance can be deceiving if one does not know his spiritual quality.
In crowded but not mad.
A little inconvenience for everyone is better than a more serious problem for just one.
Still waters run deep.
Quiet and calm-looking people often hide a complex nature.
They don’t go to someone else’s monastery with their own rules.
In a foreign team or society, you should not behave only according to your own rules and procedures.
We see the speck in someone else's eye, but we don't notice the log in our own.
The mistakes and shortcomings of other people are more noticeable than your own.
Live forever, learn forever, but you will die a fool.
About the impossibility of knowing everything, even with a constant and persistent acquisition of knowledge.
I picked up the tug - don’t say it’s not strong.
Once you take up a task, bring it to the end, despite the difficulties.
A bird is visible in flight, and a man is visible in business.
About people who, through their deeds and their appearance, show others their nature.
Water wears away stones.
Even minor work, manifested long and persistently, gives good results.
Pound water in a mortar and there will be water.
About doing a stupid thing that does not bring anything useful.
The wolf's legs feed him.
To earn a living, you need to move, be active, and not sit still.
If you are afraid of wolves, do not go into the forest.
If you are afraid of difficulties or dangerous consequences, then you should not start any business.
All diseases are caused by nerves.
Anger, resentment and resentment weaken the immune system, which leads to the formation of diseases. Avoid anything that makes you nervous. Be patient.
Everything will be ground - there will be flour.
Any problem sooner or later turns into a good result.
All is well that ends well.
If the ending of something is good, then there is nothing to worry about.
Everything has its time.
Everything happens at the appointed time, not earlier and not later.
Everyone goes crazy in their own way.
Each person has their own advantages and disadvantages.
Every cricket knows its nest.
Everyone should know their place and not interfere with someone else’s.
Every bast in line.
Everything can be useful, everything can be used, any mistake is blamed.
Where there is anger, there is mercy.
Not everything can be done with just anger; over time, mercy comes.
Where wood is cut, chips fly.
In any business there are always losses and costs.
Needed where was born.
About a place of birth that would not be worth leaving forever.
Where it's thin, that's where it breaks.
A strong link remains strong, but a weak link cracks.
The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing.
It's scary to take on a task until you finally take it on.
The need for invention is cunning.
The need and poverty of a person make him more intelligent and inventive.
Mountain does not converge with mountain, but man does not converge with man.
About people, despite the mountains, who are capable by nature of understanding each other and meeting each other halfway.
One grave will correct a hunchback, but a club will correct a stubborn one.
It is difficult, and sometimes impossible, for a person to get rid of his bad habits.
Prepare a sleigh in the summer and a cart in the winter.
Before you start anything, you must first prepare in advance.
They do not look at a given horse's teeth.
For any gift you are supposed to thank and rejoice at it, they say, take what you give.
Two bears do not live in the same den.
About two rivals vying for leadership. There is no room for two owners in one house.
The master's work is afraid.
The work carried out by the master is completed efficiently and quickly.
Time for business, time for fun.
Most of the time should be spent on study and work, and only partly on rest and entertainment.
For a dear friend and an earring.
For good friend or a loved one, you don’t feel sorry for even the most valuable one.
Debt good turn deserves another.
Good attitude He will definitely return the same to people.
Expensive egg for Easter day.
It's always nice to get what you expect right time, in the right place.
Friendship is friendship, and service is service.
Friendly relationships should not affect work relationships, however, and vice versa.
Friends are known in trouble like gold in fire.
Only a friend will do everything possible for you to save you in a difficult situation.
There is no law for fools.
Only clever man amenable to rules and laws; fools have no time for them.
A bad example is contagious.
About imitation bad example, the bad deed of another person.
Living life is not a field to cross.
Life is a complicated thing, living it is not very easy.
If you chase two hares, you won’t catch either.
It is impossible to achieve two goals at the same time; it is better to do everything sequentially.
You can't see the forest for the trees.
By focusing on little things or on the same thing, it is impossible to see the main thing.
Make a fool pray to God, and he’ll bruise his forehead.
An overly zealous person can harm the business.
You can't erase a word from a song.
It is impossible to change or hide something with words without distorting reality.
If only I knew where to fall, I would have laid out straws.
About caution, forethought, so that there is no trouble.
Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
Every person praises the place in which he lives, but everything else is foreign and unusual.
Everyone judges for himself.
The way a person is, that’s how those around him seem to be.
As it comes back, so will it respond.
Any actions towards people around you, good or bad, eventually turn out to be the same.
Whatever you name the ship, that’s how it will sail.
What you set out for is what you get.
You can't spoil porridge with oil.
What is useful and pleasant cannot cause harm, even if there is too much of it.
Fight fire with fire.
The results of any action should be eliminated by the same means that caused this action.
The end is the crown of the whole thing.
It is important to complete any task.
Finished the job - go for a walk safely.
Once you finish your work, you can rest peacefully without thinking about it.
Horse o four legs- and then he stumbles.
Even the most intelligent, dexterous and skillful people can sometimes make mistakes.
A penny saves the ruble.
To accumulate a lot, you must not neglect the little.
The hut is red not in its corners, but in its pies.
The owner of the house is valued not by wealth, but by hospitality.
Beauty requires sacrifice.
To look beautiful, you have to endure inconvenience.
Who seeks will always find.
When a person really tries to look, he actually finds what he was looking for.
Whoever gets up early, God gives him.
He who is not lazy to get up early will have a longer day and a more luxuriant harvest.
Where the needle goes, so goes the thread.
About a person dependent on someone or about close attachment to each other.
Strike while the iron is hot.
While the opportunity allows, it is better to act, otherwise it may not exist later.
The chicken pecks one grain at a time, but is full.
By doing something regularly, even if only a little at a time, you can achieve results.
You can't break through walls with your forehead.
It is useless to achieve something without having enough strength for it.
They don't hit someone who is lying down.
It is not customary to finish off someone who is injured or in trouble.
A fly in the ointment.
When everything is good, any, even minor, dirty trick can ruin everything.
Better the bitter truth than a sweet lie.
You won't get far with a lie, unlike the truth, no matter what it is.
Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
You should not believe words, you should only look at actions.
Better late than never.
It is better to do something at least someday than not to do it at all.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
It is better to have something small and quite accessible than something large and difficult to achieve.
Love for all ages.
A person has the ability to fall in love at absolutely any age.
If you like to ride, you also like to carry a sled.
To achieve something in your life, make an effort.
The less you know the better you sleep.
The more you know, the more excitement and worry there is.
The world is not without good people.
There will always be generous people with a desire to help in someone else's troubles.
Young is green.
Adolescents and young people, unlike adults, are not mature enough in their knowledge.
Silent means consent.
Silence is like an assumption of an affirmative answer.
Moscow was not built in a day.
Everything complex and perfect is never given at once, only with a gain of experience.
In the absence of fish, cancer is a fish.
If you don't have what you want, at least something can be useful.
Trust in God, and don’t make a mistake yourself.
You should not rely solely on God when doing something. It’s better to do everything yourself, and just ask God for support.
Every man to his own taste.
Tastes and preferences different people may differ from each other.
You can't please everyone.
You can't please everyone, no matter what you do. Even if you are an angel, someone may not like the rustling of your wings.
Simplicity is enough for every wise man.
No matter how wise and perspicacious a person is, he can be deceived.
The animal runs towards the catcher.
It is easier for those who are brave, persistent, and stubborn to achieve anything they want.
There is no trial.
About the humble acceptance of the absence of something or the refusal of a request.
They carry water to the offended.
A person must be able to forgive. A offended person doesn't look interesting to anyone.
Hope dies last.
Even with disappointment or complete failure, there is still hope for the best.
Gruzdev called himself get in the body.
If you boast or promise to do something, do it.
You won't be nice by force.
No one can be forced to love against their will.
It is not God who burns the pots.
Man is doomed to cope with his tasks himself, and not rely only on God alone.
Don't sit in your own sleigh.
Equivalent to the expression “Mind your own business.”
Not everything is Maslenitsa, there is also Lent.
Life is not always a holiday. It comes in changeable stripes.
All that glitters is not gold.
Any thing or entity, no matter how beautiful it looks, is not determined only by external signs. The internal signs are more important.
If you don't know the ford, don't go into the water.
Before you do anything, you should know how it is done.
Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.
Money disappears the first time you go to the store, but friends remain forever.
It is not the place that makes the person, but the person the place.
It is more important in a person to know his character, spiritual qualities, not his status.
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
While there is an opportunity, it is better to carry out your plans right away, in order to avoid acquiring laziness and regret in the future.
Don't spit in the well - you'll need some water to drink.
You should not spoil your relationship with a person, no matter what he is. After all, in the future it can turn out to be very useful, and even save lives.
Not caught - not a thief, not caught - not cheated.
A person is not guilty of an offense until proven guilty.
Don't dig a hole for someone else - you yourself will fall into it.
A person who does bad things to others suffers himself, having encountered the consequences of his own actions.
Don't cut the branch you're sitting on.
Don’t do stupid things and evil, because you yourself can choke on the same thing.
The devil is not as scary as he is painted.
An indication of exaggeration of the significance of any negative phenomenon.
Man does not live by bread alone.
A person has not only material qualities, but also spiritual ones.
There is no smoke without fire.
Nothing happens just like that, for example, there is no gossip without reason.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
For any difficult situation You can always extract something pleasant and useful.
Having burned yourself on milk, you blow on the water.
Having made a mistake once, in the future you become more careful and prudent.
There is safety in numbers.
It is more difficult to withstand something alone, to win a fight, than with someone else.
One head is good, but two are even better.
Two people will be able to solve any problem better and faster, unlike one.
One swallow does not make spring.
The very first and only sign of a phenomenon is not the phenomenon itself.
From love to hate one step.
It won't be difficult to anger a person and make him hate you.
No one is immune from the event.
No matter how hard you try to prevent trouble, it can still happen.
It's a double-edged sword.
For every desired action there is a reaction.
The first pancake is lumpy.
Anything doesn't always work out really well the first time.
Stretch your legs along the clothes.
About living according to your means, income, in accordance with your capabilities.
They meet you by their clothes, they see them off by their intelligence.
A meeting with a person is valued according to external signs, and parting - according to internal, mental ones.
Even a sword does not cut a guilty head.
You should not seriously punish a person who voluntarily admitted his guilt.
Repetition is the mother of learning.
The more you repeat, the better you know.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
If you do nothing, nothing will come of it.
Until the thunder strikes, the man will not cross himself.
About a person’s ability to drag out his illness or other problem until the last moment, until it finally resolves itself.
Trying is not torture, demand is not a problem.
There is nothing stopping you from at least trying to do something rather than not doing it at all.
After a fight they don’t wave their fists.
It is unacceptable to change anything when it is too late.
If you hurry, you will make people laugh.
Any task should be carried out calmly, slowly, in order to avoid a funny situation.
Forewarned is forearmed.
What a person is warned about, he is ready for.
When trouble comes, open the gate.
Misfortune never comes alone. Therefore, you need to be more careful and prepared for anything.
The frightened crow is afraid of the bush.
If a person is truly scared, he will be afraid of everything that surrounds him.
For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is up to his ears.
A drunk person is drawn to actions that, being sober, he would never dare to do.
Once a year the stick shoots.
Very rarely, but still the impossible may well become possible.
One born to crawl cannot fly.
If a person is born a fool, then he will die a fool.
Fish looks for where it is deeper, and man looks for where it is better.
About people who want best devices own life.
The fish rots from the head.
If the government is bad, so will its subordinates.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Close people easily find a common language.
To live with wolves is to howl like a wolf.
When joining any community, living by their principles is not excluded.
Out of sight, out of mind.
It is human nature to forget someone with whom you do not see or communicate.
Whoever you hang out with, that's how you'll gain.
Whom you communicate with, make friends with, you adopt his views, habits, etc.
The light did not converge like a wedge.
If everything is good at a certain facility, you shouldn’t make do with it alone.
Our people - we will be numbered.
Close people are doomed to help each other without asking for anything in return.
I can't bear my own burden.
What you personally receive is easier to bear, in contrast to what someone else is tolerable.
Your shirt is closer to your body.
Your own interests are more important than the interests of other people.
A holy place is never empty.
If a person leaves a good place, someone else immediately takes it.
Seven do not wait for one.
They won’t wait for one latecomer when everyone is already gathered and ready for business.
Seven times measure cut once.
Before you do anything, you must first think carefully, provide for everything, in order to avoid an accident.
Lawless Heart.
About the inability to control your feelings.
No matter how much you feed the wolf, he still looks into the forest.
It is impossible to change the natural instincts and inclinations of another person.
Soon the fairy tale is told, but not soon the deed is done.
About foreshadowing something, like in a fairy tale, it’s quick and easy, but in reality it’s more complicated.
Miser pays twice.
It is better to buy things that are more expensive, as opposed to cheap ones that break quickly and easily.
Tears of sorrow will not help.
Don't be discouraged if you can get rid of grief. And if the problem is inevitable, crying is useless.
The word is not a sparrow; if it flies out, you won’t catch it.
Once you find yourself in an awkward situation and say a bad word, it is impossible to go back.
The word is silver, silence is gold.
It is a matter of honor to say something useful, but it is better to remain silent about useless and empty chatter.
The earth is full of rumors.
A person knows secret information thanks to rumors.
A dog can be a biter from the life of a dog.
An unkind, aggressive person often becomes like this due to the conditions of his life: from the lack of love and care of the people around him, frequent misfortunes, etc.
He ate the dog and choked on his tail.
It is impossible to do anything big without tripping over a small thing.
There are no boundaries for perfection.
No matter how you try to improve the situation, you can always do better.
Nightingales are not fed fables.
Talking cannot feed those who are hungry. He should be offered food.
An old bird is not caught with chaff.
It is difficult to outwit an experienced person with anything, to lead him into a dead end.
An old friend is better than two new ones.
An old, proven, long-known friend is more reliable, as opposed to new, unfamiliar ones who have not yet been tested by everyday situations.
The well-fed cannot understand the hungry.
The difficulty of one is incomprehensible to another until he stoops to this difficulty himself.
Patience and a little effort.
Patience and perseverance in work will overcome all obstacles.
Be patient, Cossack - you will become an ataman!
Suggestion to a person to be patient, with him any difficulty is nothing.
Three doctors are no better than one.
Similar to the proverb Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
How more people When they take on one task, the less attention is paid to it.
Fear has big eyes.
About fearful people who perceive everything small and insignificant as large and terrible.
An agreement (agreement) is more valuable than money.
A respectful contract, unlike money, can be lost forever. Its terms and conditions must be strictly adhered to.
A drowning man clutches at a straw.
A person in trouble is ready to do anything to save himself. Even if it doesn't give much results.
The morning is wiser than the evening.
Decisions are made more effectively in the morning, as opposed to a tired evening.
Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.
Learning is the path to knowledge and success. And lack of learning is the cause of developmental retardation and lack of culture.
Well, where we do not.
A person underestimates the area in which he is located, preferring places where he has not yet been.
The bad (bad) grass is out of the field.
You should get rid of anything harmful or unnecessary so that things go faster.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The success of any business can only be said if it has a visible result.
Man is the architect of his own happiness.
To be happy, you need to do something, and not wait for it to come on its own.
Man proposes, but God disposes.
You should not be completely confident in the success of an action or enterprise that has not yet taken place.
Whatever you boast about, you will be left without.
A person who talks a lot about his happiness may be left without it.
What the hell is not joking (while God sleeps).
Anything can happen, anything can happen.
What we have, we don’t keep, and when we lose it, we cry.
True Value something or someone is noticed when we are deprived of it.
What is written with a pen cannot be cut down with an axe.
What is written, once it has become known, cannot be changed.
What goes around comes around.
Perfect good or evil returns over time like a boomerang.
To get to know a person, you have to eat a ton of salt with him.
To get to know a person well, you need to live with him for a long time, overcoming various difficulties in life with him.
Someone else's soul is darkness.
No matter how well we know a person, his thoughts will always be a mystery. And a person’s external appearance is not always a reflection of his soul.
I’ll take away someone else’s trouble with my hands, but I won’t apply my mind to mine.
Other people's troubles seem more solvable, easier, unlike your own.
Murder will out.
The secret always becomes clear. And the lie will definitely come out over time.
Cabbage soup and porridge are our food.
About the habit of eating simple food.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
The character of parents is not very different from the character of their children.
The language will take you to Kyiv.
By asking people you can get anywhere.
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
An inexperienced person can teach little to an experienced one.
“Mine!” the child shouts, and the mother answers guiltily: “Well, he’s still small.” And she's wrong. Generosity and the ability to share are laid down from childhood. A proverb about greed, said at the right time during an educational conversation, can give greater result than a long notation.
Greed is a flaw
Why are apt expressions so effective? A proverb about greed is one that, in its form of blank verse, will quickly reach the understanding of a little person.
- Strong and strong, who has overcome greed.
- Greedy like a bear, and cowardly like a rabbit.
- He took more and carried it, but didn’t bring it home.
- The stingy one hid it far away, but it’s not easy to eat.
- Stinginess blinds the eye.
- Spare lard - you can’t cook soup.
- Whatever falls into the hands of the selfish is lost forever.
- You'd rather get milk from the goat.
- I can’t eat it, so at least I’ll take it with me.
Fairy tales - tips
Proverbs about greed for children with characters from their favorite fairy tales will be understandable to a child of any age. A Russian fairy tale not only has an entertaining function, but also develops the ability to think and make the right decisions.
- The greedy wolf left his tail in the hole.
- The fox was cunning, but got greedy and lost the chicken.
- If you chase seven kids, you won’t eat a single one.
- Do you want a lot? broken trough you will stay.
- I wanted cakes from the cat, and gingerbread from the dog.
- The dog can't drink the river, so he howls all night.
- Let the fox into the house, she will drive you out too.
- Call him brother, and he will want to become an elder.
- Don’t spare the bean seed, cockerel, otherwise you’ll choke.
- You can't cook porridge from an axe.
- The blacksmith spared the nail, but the king lost the war.
Generosity is a virtue
A proverb about greed and generosity, through a vivid figurative comparison, will help a child to right choice between stinginess and good deeds.
- Who is the master of things and who is the servant.
- Either spare the oats or the horse.
- If you regret it today, you won’t be able to take it tomorrow.
- I took one apple, give me two.
- For the guest, don’t be sorry, suddenly God came by.
- Collect from the field today, distribute to the field tomorrow.
- A generous person knows no poverty.
- Those who are kind and generous even have chickens that lay three eggs.
- Don't be envious, we have our own belongings.
- A well-fed bear is quieter than a hungry man.
- A swallow will sit on a generous hand.
- God gives to the good, the devil takes away from the stingy.
- Spare empty words, but do not skimp on good deeds.
- On generous land and the thistle will bloom like roses.
- To the generous the whole world is related.
Greed is funny
Proverbs about greed and stupidity are an apt comparison of two shortcomings. It is difficult for a child to immediately understand why he needs to share his toys, and only another shortcoming, which simultaneously ridicules a stingy attitude, can help to understand a difficult situation.
- Even if I rip my belly, I won’t give up the goods.
- You can’t eat all the sweets, you can’t stand all the clothes.
- Eyes are bottomless pits, hands are raking.
- A little will fill you up, a big one will swell.
- He will drown himself, but will not give water.
- They cry and cry, but hide the gingerbread.
- I collected some goodies, I can’t sleep, I’m still afraid of thieves.
- I regretted Lishka - I lost everything.
- Greed itself does not give itself peace.
- A smart man protects his honor, but a fool guards his goodness.
- The miser's food is salted with tears.
- The belly is cracking, and the hands are taking.
- Greed is bold, but knows no peace.
- Baba, don’t be stingy with lard, the cabbage soup will be richer.
- Yes, no thoughts are visible.
- Good character cannot be bought or accumulated.
- He sings sweetly and thinks disgustingly.
- He felt sorry for the horse and wore out his legs.
- Greedy and stupid - a pig's friend.
- Stinginess cries, kindness leaps with joy.
Reasonable frugality
Proverbs and sayings about greed, stinginess, and cunning are dedicated to shortcomings that are eradicated from childhood. But you need to cultivate generosity wisely, so as not to raise a simple-minded bungler.
- A penny is small, but I chop my head.
- Dewdrop after dewdrop, here comes the tub of water.
- Save bread for lunch, and a penny for trouble.
- A smart owner is the master of his goods, a stupid one is a servant.
- What little there is, should not be thrown out the window.
- Generosity falls into wastefulness, and frugality into greed.
- Wealth is not gold, but frugality and reason.
Greed is a strong desire to get something and an unwillingness to part with one’s property. or dignity? Within reasonable limits, even a toxic substance can become medicine. It’s the same with stinginess: the main thing is to explain to the child that he lives in a society where it is customary to share, and self-interest is a shortcoming that must be overcome.
The proverb about greed reveals the child’s conflict with the outside world. A hidden or pronounced character flaw can mean inner anxiety and fear. To understand the degree of danger, you need to analyze every situation in which the child showed a negative emotion.