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Proverbs and Sayings about Happiness Russian Proverbs In the absence of happiness, don't go picking mushrooms in the forest! To be afraid of misfortune - and happiness is not to be seen. Look for happiness in grief. Lucky for a fool, but God gave to the clever. Happiness gained through suffering is stronger. Where there is not a fraction, here and happiness is not great. A silly person is happy, but a smart one is ruined (or: bad weather). Silly happiness, eh ...
Proverbs are the great heritage of our ancestors, which has been passed down for more than one generation by word of mouth. These small sayings contain deep wisdom that can reveal the essence of many things. And yet, despite the fact that proverbs and sayings are used in conversation regularly, many still cannot realize how useful they are.
There are a huge number of these short sayings. Some are intended for adults, others are more suitable for children. They also differ in the style of presentation and in the subject matter ... However, let's talk about everything in order.
Proverbs are ...
To begin with, many are not familiar with the definition of this concept. Perhaps this will seem like a slight omission, but the question arises: "How then to understand that this expression is precisely a proverb?" So that similar situations do not arise in the future, we will give the most common interpretation.
So, proverbs are short statements in which a moralizing context is clearly visible. Most often, these formulations are limited to one sentence, less often two, but short. Another indicator is the absence of the author, since they were all created by the people.
Also, in proverbs, you can trace the rhyme, thanks to which such an expression is read or said in one breath. To achieve this effect, the word order is carefully selected, and the inconsistent parts are replaced with synonyms or metaphors.
Who came up with the proverbs?
As mentioned earlier, proverbs are a small form. But this does not always mean that figurative sayings were invented by "the whole world." No, in reality, it often happens that someone accidentally used an interesting expression in their conversation, the second liked it, then the third, and so on, until the whole district begins to use it. Over the years, the memory of the real author is erased, and the proverb becomes popular.
But it also happens that proverbs and sayings were created not by one person, but by a whole social group. This was necessary so that the acquired experience and knowledge would not be lost over the years. In such cases, the people are the author of the proverbs.
Why are proverbs needed?
The importance of proverbs in people's lives can hardly be overestimated, because they, like invisible teachers, carry the truth in themselves. Some sayings talk about how to behave correctly, the second remind of the importance of health, and still others ridicule vices.
For example, the proverb “The eye is turquoise, but the heart is soot” reminds us that external and mental beauty is not always the same. The second example: "In a smart conversation, gain reason, in a stupid one - lose your own." Or "Whom you lead, from that you will gain". As you can see, proverbs reflect the existing realities of life in a simple and accessible form. This not only helps to capture their essence, but also improves perception.
You can use them in everyday life, for example, to brighten up a conversation. It is even more sensible to use proverbs as examples that can guide the way to solving important issues.
How to keep proverbs from oblivion
Over the years, many proverbs fade into the background, which is a very sad fact. There are many reasons for this. But the main problem is that he is practically not interested in oral creativity, and in particular folklore. But this is such a treasure
Only their parents and teachers can correct the situation, constantly reminding children of the importance of proverbs. At the same time, it is not necessary to force them to read them, and even more so to force them to memorize them. It will be enough to use proverbs in everyday conversation, asking whether the child has understood the meaning of a particular statement.
In addition, there are modern proverbs for the more advanced guys. For example, “They don’t climb into someone else’s car with their cassette” or “Lady from the stagecoach - ponies are easier”. It sounds a little shocking for the older generation, but how understandable for young people! Such an interpretation will not only help to sow in the child's heart a craving for folk metaphorical sayings, but also give parents an opportunity to learn something new for themselves.
PROVIDER DOES NOT SPEAK
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.
A handwritten postscript of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1629 - 1676) to the collection of rules for falconry, a favorite fun of that time. It is usually said as a reminder to a person who, having fun, forgets about business.
TWO DEATH DO NOT HAPPEN, BUT ONE CANNOT PASS.
The inevitable will happen anyway, whether you risk it or not. It speaks of the determination to do something connected with risk, danger, and at the same time with the hope that the danger will still be avoided.
FIRST PANCAKE KOMOM.
It often happens that the hostess does not succeed in the first pancake (it is poorly removed from the pan, it burns), but the hostess uses it to determine whether the dough is well kneaded, whether the pan is warmed up, whether it is necessary to add oil. It is said to justify the unsuccessful start of a new, difficult business.
CHECK TWO HARES - YOU WILL NOT CAPTURE ANYONE.
It is said when someone takes on several (as a rule, profitable for themselves) cases at once and therefore cannot do a single one well or complete them.
GRANDMA SAID FOR TWO.
In two (simple) - indefinitely, with the ability to understand one way or another. It is unknown if what is supposed to come true; it remains to be seen how it will be: one way or another. They say when they doubt the implementation of what they suggest.
FOR ONE BIT TWO UNBEATS GIVE.
They say when they understand that punishment for mistakes is beneficial to a person, because this is how he gains experience.
AN OLD FRIEND IS BETTER THAN TWO NEW ONES.
It is said when they want to emphasize the loyalty, devotion and irreplaceability of an old friend.
ONE HEAD IT'S GOOD, BUT TWO BETTER.
It is said when, when solving a problem, they turn to someone for advice, when they decide a case together
LOST IN TWO PINE.
Not being able to figure out something simple, uncomplicated, not being able to find a way out of the simplest difficulty.
THREE TOPS FROM A POT.
Very short, short, small.
WITH THREE BOXES PROMISED.
A lot (say, promise, lie, etc.).
THE PROMISED THREE YEARS ARE WAITING.
They speak jokingly when they do not believe in the speedy fulfillment of promises by someone, or when the fulfillment of what is promised is delayed indefinitely.
CRY IN THREE STREAMS.
That is, it is very bitter to cry.
FIFTH WHEEL IN THE CART.
Superfluous, unnecessary person in any business.
SEVEN ONE DOESN'T EXPECT.
So they say when they start some business without someone who is late, or with a reproach to someone who makes many (not necessarily seven) wait for themselves.
SEVEN TROUBLES - ONE ANSWER.
Let's risk it again, and if we have to answer - so for everything at once, at the same time. It is about the determination to do something more risky, dangerous in addition to what has already been done.
SEVEN TIMES MEASURE CUT ONCE.
Before you do anything serious, think it over carefully, foresee everything. It is said as an advice to consider all possible options for action before starting any business.
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH.
Eyeless (outdated) - unattended, unsupervised. The job is done poorly, unsatisfactorily, when several people are responsible for it at once. It is said when several people (or even organizations) responsible for the case rely on each other and each individually treats his duties in bad faith.
EVERYTHING TRYN - GRASS.
The mysterious "tryn-herb" is not at all some herbal medicine that is drunk so as not to worry. At first it was called "tyn-grass", and tyn is a fence. The result was "podzabornaya grass", that is, an unnecessary, indifferent weed to everyone.
PUT IN AT THE FIRST NUMBER.
Believe it or not, in the old school, students were flogged every week, regardless of who is right or who is wrong. And if the "mentor" overdoes it, then such a spanking was enough for a long time, until the first day of the next month.
GOAL AS A FALCON.
Terribly poor, beggar. Usually they think that we are talking about a falcon bird. But it has nothing to do with it. In fact, the "falcon" is an ancient military battering weapon. It was a perfectly smooth ("naked") cast iron bar, fixed on chains. Nothing extra!
ORPHAN KAZAN.
So they say about a person who pretends to be unhappy, offended, helpless in order to pity someone. But why is it the "Kazan" orphan? It turns out that this phraseological unit arose after the conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. Mirza (Tatar princes), being subjects of the Russian tsar, tried to beg him all sorts of indulgences, complaining about their orphanhood and bitter fate.
INSIDE OUT.
Now this seems to be a completely harmless expression. And once it was associated with shameful punishment. In the days of Ivan the Terrible, the guilty boyar was put backwards on a horse in clothes turned inside out and in this form, disgraced, they were driven around the city under the whistle and ridicule of the street crowd.
DRIVE BY THE NOSE.
Cheat by promising and not fulfilling the promise. This expression was associated with fairground entertainment. The gypsies used to lead the bears by a ring threaded through their noses. And they forced them, poor fellows, to do different tricks, deceiving with the promise of handouts.
SCAPEGOAT.
This is the name of a person on whom someone else is blamed. The history of this expression is as follows: the ancient Jews had a rite of absolution. The priest laid both hands on the head of a living goat, thereby, as it were, shifting the sins of the entire people onto it. After that, the goat was driven out into the desert. Many, many years have passed, and the rite no longer exists, but the expression still lives on.
TO HARNESS THE LAYS.
Balusters (balusters) are chiseled curly posts of the railing at the porch. Only a real master could make such beauty. Probably, at first, "sharpening balusters" meant conducting an elegant, bizarre, ornate (like balusters) conversation. But by our time there were fewer and fewer skilled craftsmen to conduct such a conversation. So this expression began to denote empty chatter.
GRIND ROLL.
In the old days there really was such a kind of bread - "grated kalach". The dough for him was kneaded, kneaded, "rubbed" for a very long time, which made the roll unusually lush. And there was also a proverb - "do not rub, do not mint, there will be no roll." That is, a person is taught by trials and troubles. The expression came from this proverb.
NICK DOWN.
If you think about it, the meaning of this expression seems cruel - you must admit that it is not too pleasant to imagine an ax next to your own nose. In fact, everything is not so sad. In this expression, the word "nose" has nothing to do with the organ of smell. "Nose" was the name of the plaque, or note tag. In the distant past, illiterate people always carried with them such boards and sticks, with the help of which all kinds of notes or notches were made for memory.
AFTER THE RAIN ON THURSDAY.
The Rusichi - the most ancient ancestors of the Russians - honored among their gods the main god - the god of thunder and lightning Perun. One of the days of the week was dedicated to him - Thursday (it is interesting that among the ancient Romans Thursday was also dedicated to the Latin Perun - Jupiter). Perun offered prayers for rain in a drought. It was believed that he should be especially willing to fulfill requests on "his day" - Thursday. And since these prayers often remained in vain, the saying "After the rain on Thursday" began to be applied to everything that does not know when will be fulfilled.
BREAK A LEG.
This expression arose among hunters and was based on the superstitious idea that with a direct desire (both down and feather), the results of a hunt can be jinxed. A feather in the language of hunters means a bird, down means animals. In ancient times, a hunter setting out on a hunt received this parting word, the "translation" of which looks something like this: "Let your arrows fly past the target, let the snares and traps you placed remain empty, just like the trapping pit!" To which the earner, in order not to jinx him too, replied: "To hell!" And both were sure that the evil spirits who were invisibly present during this dialogue would be satisfied and lag behind, and would not intrigue during the hunt.
BEAT THE EGGLETS.
What are "thumps", who and when "beats" them? For a long time, artisans have made spoons, cups and other utensils from wood. To cut out a spoon, it was necessary to chop off a piece of wood from the log - a thumbs-up. Apprentices were entrusted with preparing thumbs: it was an easy, trifling matter that did not require special skill. Cooking such chocks was called "beat the thumbs." From here, from the mockery of the foremen at the auxiliary workers - "baklushechniki", and went our proverb.
RUB GLASSES.
How can you "rub in" glasses? Where and why? Such a picture would look very ridiculous. And the absurdity occurs because we are not talking about glasses, which serve to correct vision. There is another meaning of the word "glasses": red and black signs on playing cards. There is even a gambling game of chance, the so-called "point". Since the existence of cards, there have been dishonest gamblers and cheaters in the world. They, in order to deceive a partner, indulged in all sorts of tricks. They were able, by the way, to imperceptibly "rub points" - to turn a seven into a six or a four into a five, on the move, during the game, pasting a "point" or covering it with a special white powder. And the expression "rubbing glasses" began to mean "cheating", hence other words were born: "eyewash", "eyewash" - a dodger who knows how to embellish his work, pass the bad off as very good.
ON THE ANGRY (OFFENSE) WATER TAKES.
This saying can be said to a person who is angry and angry in vain. The roots of the sayings come from old colloquial speech. Then the word "angry" meant diligent, zealous, diligent. It was these diligent and diligent horses that were chosen for hard work - they carried water in barrels from the river. Thus, the most "angry" (that is, the diligent) got the most thankless hard work.
THE WORD IS NOT A SPARROW - YOU WILL NOT GET FLY.
The proverb teaches - before you say anything, you need to think carefully. After all, it's easy to say a word, but no matter how you have to regret what you said ...
FEAR HAS BIG EYES...
A person seized with fear and frightened very often exaggerates the danger and sees it where it really is not.
THE MOUNTAIN GIVEN A MOUSE.
The ancient Greek legend about the pregnant Mount Olympus is considered the primary source of this proverb. God Zeus, fearing that the birth of this mountain would cause major upheavals in the camp of the gods, made it so that the mountain ... gave birth to a mouse. The proverb "The mountain gave birth to a mouse" is used in a situation where significant and gigantic efforts ultimately bring negligible results.
CARE HONOR WITH YOUNG.
From a young age, adv. - from a young age, from a young age. Advice to young people from their youth to cherish their honor, good name (as well as to save clothes again, that is, while they are new). It is said as a parting word to a young man in the beginning of his life path.
WITHOUT WORK YOU CANNOT CARRY OUT (you cannot pull out) A FISH FROM A POND.
Any business requires effort; you can't do anything without effort, effort. It is said that when it takes a lot of work, hard work to get some result.
DO NOT COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED.
In the fall (simple) - in the fall. Not all chickens born in summer survive on peasant farms until autumn. Someone will be carried away by birds of prey, the weak simply will not survive, and therefore they say that it is necessary to count chickens in the fall, when it is clear how many of them survived. You have to judge something by the end results. It is said when someone prematurely expresses joy at a possible success, although the final results are still far away and much can change.
SMALL SPOOL BUT PRECIOUS.
The spool is an old Russian weight measure equal to 4.26 grams. It fell out of use after 1917, when a metric system of measures was introduced in the country, which is based on the meter (measure of length) and kilogram (measure of weight). Prior to this, the main weights were poods (16 kg) and pounds (400 g), which had 96 spools. The spool was the smallest measure of weight and was used mainly for weighing gold and silver. Yes, it does. union - a, but, however. Roads - cr. form m. r. from dear. Small in size, but valuable in its qualities. It is about someone who is small in stature, but has many advantages, positive qualities, as well as something small in size, but very important in essence.
HERE, GRANDMA, AND YURIEV'S DAY.
The proverb reflects one of the episodes in the history of the Russian people associated with the enslavement of the peasants. The emergence of serfdom, that is, the legally enshrined right of the landowner (feudal lord) to the person, forced labor and property of the peasant, dates back to the time of Kievan Rus (IX-XII centuries). The peasants, although they were considered free (free), did not have the right to move from one owner to another within a year: the custom demanded that they leave only after the end of all field work, at the beginning of winter, when the bread had already been harvested. In the middle of the 15th century, peasants were allowed to switch from one owner to another once a year - a week before St. George's day and a week after him (St. George's Day, i.e. St. George's Day, in Russian Yuri, the patron saint of farmers, was celebrated November 26, old style, chronology). At the end of the 16th century, the transition of peasants on St. George's Day was also prohibited. Thus, the peasants were attached to the land and had to stay for life with their landowner. The peasants, who were waiting for St. George's Day as the only opportunity to change their owners and try to improve their lives, had their last hope of changing their position taken away. This is how a saying arose that expresses regret about unfulfilled hopes.
They say when they want to express extreme surprise or grief at something unexpectedly happened, what they just learned and what took away hope, deceived expectations.
WHERE OUR DIDN'T LOST or WHERE OUR DIDN'T LOST.
Let's take a chance, try to do it. It says in a desperate determination to do something by taking risks.
THE EYES ARE AFRAID (afraid), AND THE HANDS DO.
When you start a big job, you are afraid that you will not be able to cope, and when you start it, you calm down, you understand that you are able to overcome all difficulties.
It is said to cheer up before starting a big or unfamiliar work, or pronounced with joy when such a work is done.
WHERE THERE IS THIN, THERE IS TORN.
Trouble, trouble usually happens where something is unreliable, fragile. They say that when trouble happens, trouble, although before that it was already bad.
HUNGER IS NOT AUNT.
Initially: hunger is not aunt, she will not slip a pie. It is said when the feeling of hunger forces you to eat even what you don’t love, or to act as you would not have acted under other circumstances.
LEOPARD CHANGE HIS SPOTS.
A person's ingrained flaws or oddities cannot be remedied. It is said when there is a conviction that a person will not change.
GOAL ON THE INVENTION OF KHITRA.
Gol, goli, f., Collect. (obsolete) - beggars, poor. Sly - kr. form w. R. from cunning, here (obsolete): inventive, skillful in something. The lack, the absence of something makes you to be inventive, to use what is available, what is at hand. It is spoken with approval or satisfaction when, due to a lack of something necessary, they come up with something original and, as a rule, cheap.
BUCKWHEAT PORSE PRAISES ITSELF.
Buckwheat - made from buckwheat grains. Buckwheat is a herbaceous plant, from the seeds of which cereals and flour are made. Buckwheat porridge is one of the favorite foods of Russians. Buckwheat porridge is so good, so tasty, its advantages are so obvious to everyone that it does not need praise. He speaks with a mocking condemnation of an immodest person, when he praises himself, talks about his merits.
PREPARE THE Sled in the Summer, and the cart in the winter.
Sleds, sleds, just a lot - a winter carriage on two skids for driving on snow. The cart is a summer carriage on four wheels for transporting goods. A horse is harnessed to a sleigh and a cart. Prepare for everything in advance. It is said as advice to prepare in advance everything that will be needed in the future.
THUNDER WILL NOT CRASH, MAN WON'T CROSS.
Thunder (1 and 2 liters. Not used), Sov. - suddenly rumble, thunder. A peasant (obsolete) is a peasant.
Cross, -baptism, -baptism, Sov. - make the sign of the cross on yourself with your hand: put the three fingers (thumb, index and middle) of your right hand folded together in succession to the forehead, to the chest, to one and the other shoulder. People who believed in God, professed the Christian religion, were baptized in many cases of everyday life. It was an obligatory ritual during prayer (at home and in church), before taking food, at the entrance to the hut (they were baptized, looking at the icons in the corner), etc. They baptized their mouths while yawning, baptized loved ones who left or went far and for a long time, they were baptized for fear at the sound of thunder, etc. In the old days, believers were afraid of thunderstorms as an inexplicable phenomenon of nature. When thunder thundered, it was believed that thunder (and not lightning) could bring misfortune (kill, cause a fire). Therefore, in order to ward off trouble, to avoid misfortune from a thunderstorm, people were baptized precisely during the thunder, the thunder, as it were, warned of a possible misfortune.
Until a trouble, a nuisance occurs, a careless person does not remember about them and does not take measures to prevent them. It is said when they do at the last moment what should have been done in advance.
GIVE THE WORD, HOLD ON.
Either be true to your word or don't promise. It is said as a reminder of a promise made or as a reproach for an unfulfilled promise, as well as a warning, advice to refrain from promises if you are not sure that you can keep them.
THEY DO NOT LOOK AT A GIVEN HORSE'S TEETH.
Donated (colloquial) - donated, received as a gift. A horse's teeth are examined when they want to determine its age. An old horse has worn teeth, so when buying a horse, be sure to look at its teeth so as not to buy an old one. They do not discuss the gift, they accept what they give. They say when they receive as a gift some thing that they do not like and which they themselves would not choose.
BUSINESS GOES, THE OFFICE IS WRITING.
It is said jokingly about someone's vigorous activity, which is not influenced by any external circumstances.
WORKS LIKE SOOOT WHITE.
Soot - black particles from incomplete combustion of fuel that settle on the inner surfaces of stoves and chimneys. Soot is the symbol of the blackest color, there is no such thing as white soot, and the humorous comparison “as white as soot” essentially characterizes a black object. The word "black" in a figurative sense means "gloomy, heavy". Bela - cr. form w. R. from white. Usually it is said in response to the question "How are you?" When things are going badly or when they do not want to answer specifically and are limited to this vague answer (the answer implies an unsatisfactory state of affairs).
THE CHILD DOESN'T CRY, THE MOTHER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
Understand, nesov. (outdated) - to understand something, to guess about something. If you don't tell yourself what you need, no one will guess about it and therefore will not be able to help. It is said when the lack of assistance to someone is explained by ignorance of his needs.
HOUSES WALLS HELP.
At home or in a familiar, familiar environment, a person feels more confident and calmer. It is said with confidence or with the hope that in a familiar environment it will be easier to cope with any business.
ROAD SPOON TO LUNCH.
The road - kr. form w. R. from the road; here: "important, valuable to someone, one that is held dear." Expensive, valuable is what appears at the right moment. It is said when something is done or received on time, at the very moment when they are especially interested in or need it, or it is said in a reproach to someone who did not do the necessary thing on time.
FRIENDS ARE RECOGNIZED (recognized) IN TROUBLE.
Only in difficult times will you find out who your real friend is. It is said in relation to someone who turned out to be very attentive and helped someone in a difficult situation, or, conversely, showed callousness to someone in trouble.
WILL HERE BEFORE THE WEDDING.
It will soon pass, it will soon heal. It is said jokingly to comfort the victim.
FOR A CUTE FRIEND AND EARRING (earring) FROM EAR.
Ear - diminished caress. to the ear. For a loved one, dear person, nothing is a pity, you will give the best. It is said that when, out of a feeling of sympathy, a person is generous towards another, he is ready to do everything for him.
DEBT GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER.
Payment, payment, m. - depositing money into the account of something; pay. Krasin - cr. form m. from red, here: (folk poet.) "beautiful; joyful, pleasant". As you treat someone, so will they treat you. It is said when, in response to any action or attitude, they do the same.
WHERE CANCER WINTER.
The saying "I'll show you where the crayfish winter" was formed in the days of serfdom. The master sent a guilty person in the middle of winter to get the crayfish to the table. And in winter it is very difficult to find crayfish, moreover, you can freeze and catch a cold. Since then, this saying has meant a threat, a warning of punishment.
DISCOVER AMERICA.
America was discovered by the navigator Columbus more than five hundred years ago. Therefore, when someone announces what everyone has known for a long time, they jokingly say: "Well, you discovered America!"
THROUGH STUMP THE DECK.
The deck is a log. You have to move slowly through the forest when you have a stump or a deck under your feet. The expression "through a stump-deck" means to do something somehow, indiscriminately.
INVENT BIKE.
We all know what a bicycle is and how it works. “Don't reinvent the wheel” so you don't waste time inventing something that has been around for a long time.
THE WORK OF THE MASTER IS AFRAID.
Any business is feasible if a master, that is, a skillful, knowledgeable person, takes on it. It is spoken with admiration and praise when a person shows skill, mastery in his work.
NOT ON HAY HAT.
In the old days, the hat was a symbol of wealth and nobility. By its size, they judged what place a person occupies in society. "Not according to Senka a hat" - this is how they say about a person who is not able to perform this or that work or take a certain position.
LOOK FOR WIND IN THE FIELD.
Seek - will command, nakl. from ch. look for (looking for, looking for), nesov. All the same you will not find, there is no need to search. It talks about who disappeared and whom it is impossible to find (how useless it is to look for the wind in the field), or about what is irretrievably lost.
WILL NOT REMOVE THE WORD FROM THE SONG.
What was, what was, I'll have to tell everything. They say, as if apologizing for having to tell everything, without missing any (usually unpleasant) details (just as you cannot throw out a single word from a song so as not to spoil the whole song).
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.
Yes, it does. union - a, but, however. Fire (obsolete and obl.) - flame, fire. In folk speech, a flame, that is, a fire that rises above a burning object, is associated with a greater misfortune, a flame is a stronger fire. From one trouble to another, great, from a difficult situation to the worst.
It is said when a person, being in a difficult situation, finds himself in an even more difficult situation.
AND THE SWEET, AND THE REAPER, AND IN THE DUDE (on the pipe) THE PLAYER.
Shvets (outdated and simple) - one who sews clothes, a tailor. A reaper is one who reaps (cuts off when harvesting) ripe ears with a sickle. In dudu (on dudu) igrets (obsolete) - one who plays the pipe, a musician. About who knows how to do everything or who simultaneously performs various duties.
AND WANTS AND ROLLS.
Injecting - bezl., 3 liters. units h. from Ch. prick, nesov. "touching something sharp, causing pain." It is said when you want to do something, but it's scary, because it is associated with some kind of danger, with risk.
AND LAUGHTER AND SIN.
It is said when something is both funny and sad at the same time.
AND ON THE OLD WOMAN THERE IS A BREAK.
Hole (simple) - error, oversight, failure. And an experienced person can make a mistake, make a mistake, a mistake. It is said to justify a mistake, an oversight committed by a person from whom this could not be expected.
AND THE WOLVES ARE SATURATED, AND THE SHEEP ARE WHOLE.
It is said when it is convenient both for some and for others to resolve a difficult situation, or when a decision is made that satisfies everyone.
THE CAT KNOWS (SENSES) WHOSE MEAT I EATED.
Feels - 3 liters. units h. from Ch. smell (smell, smell), nesov. (simple.) feel. They talk about someone who feels guilty and betrays it by their behavior.
FORCE THE FOOL TO GOD TO PRAY, HE WILL BREAK (smash) THE FOOL.
According to the Orthodox custom, believers kneel down during prayer and bow low (do bows), almost touching the floor with their foreheads. It speaks with condemnation of a person who has damaged the cause by excessive zeal and diligence.
FOR WHAT I BOUGHT, FOR THAT AND SELL.
I repeat what I heard. They speak in their own defense when they retell rumors and therefore do not vouch for the veracity of what was said.
BAD EXAMPLE IS INVOLVED or BAD EXAMPLE IS INVOLVED.
Bad is bad. Contagious - kr. form m. r. from contagious, here: "one that causes imitation of oneself, is easily transmitted to others. It is said when someone imitates the bad behavior or actions of another person.
FOR FOOLS (to a fool) THE LAW IS NOT WRITTEN.
Laws are written for reasonable people; fools do not know the laws and do not obey them. It is said about a person when he acts, from the point of view of the speaker, strange or unreasonable, contrary to common sense and generally accepted norms of behavior.
* in a new way *
FOR FOOLS THE LAW IS NOT WRITTEN, IF IS WRITTEN, IT IS NOT READ,
IF READ IT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND, IF UNDERSTANDING, IT IS WRONG!
FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP AND SERVICE SERVICE.
Friendship should not affect service. It is said when a person, in spite of friendly relations with someone holding a different (usually higher) official position, does not deviate from the official requirements and duties.
OVER THE SEA TELUSHKA-POLUSHKA, YES RUBLE TRANSPORTATION.
The calf (colloquial) is a young cow that has not yet had calves. Polushka is the smallest coin in pre-revolutionary Russia, equal to one fourth of a penny (one hundred kopecks in one ruble). Yes, it does. union - a, but, however. Transportation - here: payment for the transported goods. Even a cheap item will become expensive if you have to pay dearly for its transportation. They say when it is unprofitable to carry cheap goods from afar.
LIFE TO LIVE - DO NOT GO TO THE FIELD.
Life is difficult and not easy to live. It speaks about the variety of events, about the difficulties that a person encounters throughout his life.
THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE or THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE.
Nothing happens without a reason. It is usually said when it is believed that there is some truth in the rumors spread.
The need to determine the number of objects arose at the dawn of human development. It was necessary to count the harvest, domestic animals or hostile warriors from the neighboring village. Therefore, in folklore, which quickly and aptly reflects the peculiarities of everyday life, worldview and the surrounding world, numerals are so often found.
Many numbers in proverbs are carriers of a certain meaning, they have become symbols. So, with the help of the unit, the unique nature of phenomena is emphasized ("one truth"), oppositions are expressed ("one head is good, two is better"). Two defines the similarity ("like two drops of water").
The number three has a special, often magical meaning, a tinge of absurdity ("getting lost in three pines"). The four characterizes the space (“within four walls”, “four sides”). The five stands for something excessive ("the fifth wheel") or familiar ("five fingers"). Seven is an indicator of inconsistency, a symbol of the overwhelming majority and general opinion ("seven nannies", "seven do not wait for one"). Eight and nine determine the variety and distance ("eight weather", "distant lands"). Also in proverbs, the symbolic numbers thirty-three, forty, one thousand appear.
Do not confuse numeral names (“one”, “fourteen”, “two”, “four”, “one second”, “second”, “eleventh”, “fifty”, “thirty-four”, “one thousand”, “one million "," Billion ") with nouns (" ten "," hundred ").
Numeral names have become firmly established in everyday speech and therefore are reflected in proverbs. The study of this type of folklore gives an idea of the numerical values, symbolization and the level of education of the people.
Let's list the most popular and apt proverbs with numerals in Russian:
Number 1
Proverbs:
You can't clap your hands with one hand. One truth in the world lives on. Once does not count. There is safety in numbers. One bee will not train a lot of honey. You can't clap your hands with one hand. One leg here, the other there. One head it's good, but two better. One for all and all for one One pancake and break it in half. One goose will not trample the grass. If you cut down one tree, plant ten. One wise head is worth a hundred heads. You can't cook porridge out of one speck. One time you will not be able, the second time you will learn. It is better to see once than hear a hundred times. In one place, and the stone is overgrown with moss. One fox will lead seven wolves. First in advice and first in response.
The first guy in the village, and there is one house in the village.
Sayings:
One head on the shoulders. One, like a month in the sky.
The first pancake is lumpy.
Tongue Twisters:
I wandered around the hill alone, Collecting tongue twisters.
In one wedge, Klim, stab.
Number 2
Proverbs:
Two of a Kind. One head it's good, but two better. Miser pays twice. An old friend is better than two new ones. For one beaten two unbeaten give. Two deaths cannot happen, and one cannot be avoided. Of two evils choose the less.
Whoever helped soon helped twice.
Sayings:
As two drops of water. Between the devil and the deep sea. Sit between two chairs.
Kill two birds with one stone, limp on both legs.
Tongue Twisters:
Two woodcutters, two woodcutters, two woodcutters talked about Larya, about Larka, about Larina's wife.
Near the garden - two shovels. Near the tub - two buckets.
Two puppies, cheek to cheek, Nibbling a brush in the corner.
Two Klavochki sat on a bench, Divided the pins.
At the edge of the forest, two old women took milk mushrooms and waves.
Number 3
Proverbs:
They have been waiting for the promised three years. The price for a braggart is three kopecks. The peasant has three worries in August: mowing, plowing, and sowing. Don't recognize a friend in three days - recognize in three.
They have been waiting for the promised three years.
Sayings:
Get lost in three pines. Weep in three streams. I lied about three boxes. Cry in three streams. Bend into three deaths.
Three inches from the pot.
Tongue Twisters:
Three crows at the gate.
In the pond at Polycarp's - Three crucians, three carps
In the yard there is grass, on the grass - firewood: One - firewood, two firewood, three firewood.
Three million lemons for a million chameleons.
Three waxwings barely whistled on the spruce.
There were three priests, Three Prokopy's priest, Three Prokopyevichs, They talked about the priest, About Prokopy's priest,
About Prokopyevich.
I exchanged Praskovya for the crucian carp, For three pairs of striped pigs, The pigs ran through the dew,
Piglets caught cold, but not all
Number 4
Proverbs:
The horse is on four legs, and even then it stumbles. The hut cannot be cut without four corners. Seven minutes to four and three flew away. Four floors, and the sides are bare. Makei had four footmen, and now Makei is a footman himself. Oh, you sly fellow! Four floors, eight pockets! There are four wills in the open field. He was small - he played four pipes: he grew up - he raised the earth. I have four fathers, my fifth father.
Shumi, village: four courtyards, two gates, one pipe.
Sayings:
On all four sides. Close within four walls.
Tongue Twisters:
Four little black little imp drew a drawing in black ink extremely cleanly.
Four turtles have four turtles each.
In the courtyard, four Sashki were playing checkers on the grass.
Half a quarter of a pea four, without a wormhole.
Number 5
Proverbs:
He has six tricks and five deceptions. Expensive - five, but ten straight. Five oxen plow with one plow. One beehive is a beehive, and five are an apiary. To the one who gives, to that and 5 is much; whoever takes, 6 is not enough. You can't buy friendship for a nickel. Sharp and cunning - he wiped his nose with five. There are five fingers on the hand, but which one does not bite - everything hurts. Five young men are sitting in five wells. Don't poke your nose, Friday, ahead of Thursday. Thought the mother-in-law, five could not eat; but the son-in-law sat down and ate it in a sitting.
The pig is not my brother, and five rubles is not money.
Sayings:
Have at one's fingertips. Three hairs are arranged in six rows. Like a fifth wheel of a cart. Needed as a fifth wheel for a cart.
They lost the bast shoes, looked around the yards: it was 5, and now it is 6.
Tongue Twisters:
Again, five guys found five honey agarics at the hemp.
Ipat went to buy shovels. Ipat bought five shovels. Walked across the pond Caught a cane Fell into the Ipat pond,
Five shovels are missing.
Number 6
Proverbs:
To the traitor - six blows with sticks. Whoever has six children has wealth in six places. Good business ends in six months. There are three cows, they will calve - there will be six. They lost the bast shoes, they looked around the yards: there were six, they found seven. About - four, and straight ahead - six. Turukhtan in a tarataika: the gears are dusty, from the gate to the garden. You are the sixth, wait at the gate! It is better to forgive six guilty people than to execute one innocent person. Let’s go with six of us - we’ll go far. I had six, there are seven left (I can't count very well).
He has six tricks and five deceptions (Tuvan).
Sayings:
His face stretched out a sixth button. He has six tricks and five deceptions.
Three hairs are arranged in six rows.
Language clauses:
Six mice rustle in the reeds.
Sasha quickly dries dryers, Sasha dried about six. And the old ladies of the dryers rush to him
Sashins to eat.
Proverbs:
Too many cooks spoil the broth. One with a bipod - seven with a spoon. Measure seven times, cut once. Seven don't wait for one. One sheep has seven shepherds. Onion - from seven ailments. For a mad dog, seven miles is not a hook. Rather than sending seven people, it's better to visit yourself. Seven troubles - one answer. Seven don't wait for one. The Vyatskys are grasping guys, they are not afraid of one thing in every way. For seven years we have not seen each other, but we got together and there is nothing to say. Seven skins do not tear from one cow. Seven cases are not taken in one hand.
We ate seven times, but did not sit at the table.
Sayings:
Seven Fridays a week. Sixth Sense. Seven-grain soup. For seven miles of jelly slurp. Seven Fridays a week. Seven spans in the forehead. Seventh water on jelly. Seven in the shops.
Work hard.
Tongue Twisters:
Seven waxwings were sitting and whistling.
Antipas had one linden tree, And Philip planted seven linden trees.
On seven sleighs, seven in the sleigh sat themselves.
Number 8
Proverbs:
Spring and autumn - there are eight weather per day. Seven, eight - let's throw away laziness Ah, judge, judge: four floors, eight pockets! Everyone is seven, the owner is eight, the hostess is nine, which divides exactly. The village is large: four courtyards, eight streets. There are two friends, eight enemies. Without counting, don't say eight. Let them knock you seven times - rise eight times. For seven years he was silent, at the eighth he cried out. Everyone is seven, and I'm eight.
For the next autumn, eight years later.
Sayings:
The eighth wonder of the world.
Tongue Twisters:
Eight couplers link the tanks.
With the number 9
Proverbs:
A brave man has ten valor: one is courage, nine is agility. A bull is worth ninety rubles, an arrogant person is not worth nine kopecks. Nine people is like a dozen. Having lost once, you will win nine times. The miracle lasts only nine days. The side hurts for the ninth year, I don't know which place.
What's clever is simple: nine ten ninety.
Sayings:
For the distant lands, in the distant kingdom. The ninth wave.
The cat has nine lives.
Number 10
Proverbs:
A brave man has ten valor: one courage, and nine agility. If you estimate ten times, you will cut it off once. A foolish stone will throw a stone into the water, ten smart ones will not pull it out. You can't catch it with ten pestles in a mortar. If you cut down one tree, plant ten. A clever person can live ten days without food. Better to turn ten times than to run aground once. The bear has ten songs and everything is about honey. You touch one branch - ten will swing. Ten knowledgeable people are not worth the one who does the job. Until you get to the chief, you will stumble ten times. Seven sat down, one ox, and even that goal, and ten police officers. Eat, godfather, the tenth shanezhka, I still do not count.
Serve for a year, and do not grieve for ten.
Sayings:
From the fifth to the tenth (speaking incoherently, inconsistently, omitting details).
Not a cowardly dozen (that is, brave, brave).
With number 0
Proverbs: -
Sayings:
Zero without a stick. Zero attention. Reduce to zero, reduce to zero.
Absolute zero, round zero.
Number 12
Proverbs:
There are twelve months in a year, and each has its own berries. Truth will break twelve chains.
You can't put one sparrow into twelve dishes.
Number 13
Proverbs:
They put your brother thirteen for a dozen, and even then they don't. The thirteenth guest is under the table. Thirteen is an unlucky number (from Judas the traitor).
The thirteenth does not sit down at the table.
Number 25, 33, 40
Proverbs:
Twenty-five years is a soldier's age. Again - twenty-five! 33 scoundrels emerged from the aspen drawbar. Forty years is a woman's age.
Forty years is not forty rap.
Sayings:
Thirty-three misfortunes.
Tongue Twisters:
Thirty-three Yegorkas lived on a hill on a hillock: one Yegorka, two Yegorka, three Yegorka ...
Forty mice walked, They carried forty pennies. Two little mice
They carried two pennies.
Forty forty Shirts for their own Forty shirts Scribble without quarreling. Forty shirts Expanded on time - immediately quarreled
Forty forty!
The fellow ate thirty-three pies and pie, but everything with cottage cheese.
With a numeral name 100
Proverbs:
Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends. It is better to see once than hear a hundred times. One hundred beatings in one fell swoop, and not counting others. One hundred heads - one hundred minds. The coward dies a hundred times, and the hero dies once. One spring in the homeland is better than a hundred springs in a foreign land. For a mother, a child is up to a hundred years old. Saturday lunchtime will be a hundred years old. One fool will say - a hundred wise men will not understand.
One hundred empty, five hundred nothing.
Number 1000
Proverbs:
Hands will overcome one, knowledge - a thousand. One warrior leads a thousand. One brave man and a thousand cowards will not replace. The pacer has a thousand ways, the cunning one has a thousand words. A thousand friends are few, one enemy is many (Turkish). And a thousand rumors are not yet true (Mongolian). Thousands of talents, but no heart (Japanese). By one act, one can judge a thousand others (Vietnamese). And through a thousand barriers, water still flows into the sea (Chinese). The one who is learned is protected from a thousand troubles (Tatar). A thousand vanities are of no use to the cause (Turkmen). Better to see once than hear a thousand times (Chinese). One stupid one will throw a diamond into the sea - a thousand smart ones will not get it (Georgian).
And a journey in a thousand countries begins with the first step (Mongolian).
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Proverbs and sayings with numbers
Homework in mathematics - to make and arrange a book about numbers. One of the pages should be devoted to proverbs and sayings in which any number is mentioned, illustrations are welcome.
Proverbs and sayings with numbers from 1 to 10:
Proverbs and sayings with the number 1.
What is food for one, then poison for another One in the field is not a warrior One goose will not trample the field One with a bipod, but seven with a spoon One spring in the homeland is better than a hundred springs in a foreign land One bee will bring a little honey One cut down a tree - plant ten One don't clap your hands One truth lives on
One time doesn't count
One in the sea is not a fisherman One hand does not knit a knot One plows, and seven hands wave One head on shoulders One leg here, the other is there One wise head of a hundred heads stands One bee is better than a swarm of flies It is better to see once than a hundred times to hear In one place and a stone is overgrown with moss One today is better than two tomorrows One hand and a knot cannot be tied From one word and forever a quarrel A hedgehog has one strength - thorns One to go - and the road is long Once he lied - forever became a liar Hands will overcome one, knowledge - a thousand
The coward dies a hundred times, and the hero dies once
Proverbs and sayings with a deuce
Two bears in one den will not get along Chasing two hares - you won't catch a single one Two boots - a pair Two pairs of sandals you can't put on at once Two truths can't happen Woe for two - half a mountain, joy for two - two joys Two boots - a pair Two hours getting together, I washed my face for two hours, wiped myself for an hour, dressed for a day Like two drops of water Who soon helped, he helped twice Lazy person works twice Between two fires Two words Two fronts Cannot connect two words Neither two nor one and a half One head is good, but two - Better Two inches from a pot A stick with two ends Sitting between two chairs A miser pays twice Kill two birds with one stone Eat both cheeks Limp on both legs Grandma said in two Second wind Two-faced Janus Two deaths cannot happen, but one cannot escape For one beaten two unbeaten give Out two evils choose less An old friend is better than two new ones Mind is good, but two are better Two plow, and seven wave their hands
Look at two, not one and a half!
Proverbs and sayings with a troika
To a braggart, the price is three kopecks. Do not recognize a friend in three days - learn in three years. From three boxes of the Third day. The day before yesterday they are waiting for the Promised three years Crying in three streams If 3 cooks are jostling at one stove - dinner is burning So beautiful that she looks out the window - the horse pulls; out into the yard - 3 days the dogs bark Three hairs in 6 rows arranged Three hairs - and all thick Three many and a little three ruin a person: talk a lot and know a little; spend a lot and have little; a lot of imagination and little to cost Three days grinded, eaten at one and a half Trouble drives a troika, but happiness walks
One son is not a son, two sons are half a son, three sons are a son
Proverbs and sayings with number 4
Without four corners, a hut cannot be cut A horse with four legs, and even then stumbles On all four sides Live in four walls No matter how you throw a cat, it will stand with four paws on the ground Big village: 4 yards, 8 streets
The house has 4 corners, but 40 cases
Proverbs and sayings with a five
Dear - five, and ten straight He has six tricks and five deceptions Like the back of his five fingers The fifth wheel in the cart What kind of soul is at 5 years old, so it is at a hundred years old Five fingers are brothers, but everyone is different
Sharp and cunning - wiped his nose with five
Proverbs and sayings with a six
Three hairs in six rows are laid Five sons are growing up, and they dream of the sixth He has 6 tricks and five deceptions
Bast shoes were lost, they were looking around the yards: it was 5, and now it is 6 (Russian)
Seven proverbs and sayings
Seven one does not await Seven troubles - one answer Seven miles to heaven and everything in a forest Seven axes lie together, and two spinning wheels apart Seven deaths - not to be, but one cannot be avoided Seven on benches Seven miles to heaven and all in a forest Seven nannies have no children They ate seven times, but did not sit at the table For seven miles of jelly Seven gates and everything in the garden Seven wise men are cheaper than one experienced person Seven feet under the keel One lamb has seven shepherds Onion - from seven ailments One with a bipod, and seven with a spoon Seventh water on jelly Seven troubles - one answer Seven spans in the forehead Seven Fridays in a week Measure seven times - cut once Seven without four and three flew away The nose grew seven miles away - and one got seven miles for a beloved friend not a suburb Mystery sealed with seven seals For mad dogs seven miles not a circle The town is not big, but seven governors. Seven sat down, one ox, and even that goal, and ten police officers. I bow to Makar, and Makar to seven sides. Seven sweats came down. (One.) Seven axes lie together, and two spinning wheels apart. For seven versts of jelly to slurp Naked and 7 robbers will not undress Two plow, and seven waving hands Fox will spend seven wolves He plays on the same pipe for 7 years Birdie knew 7 languages, but when the hawk caught up with her, she forgot and her Separated from a friend cries for 7 years , having parted with his homeland crying all his life I don’t fight myself, but I’m not afraid of seven Seven carpenters will not put a house directly For seven, spaciously for two, Think seven times, say once Seven times check before doubting a person Seven times you will fall, you will get up for the eighth time The good daughter of seven sons is standing Well the gun hits: it fell from the stove - 7 pots broke Seven rivers drained, did not wet the canvas
We were looking for a mosquito 7 miles away, but it was on the nose
Eight proverbs and sayings
Spring and autumn - there are eight weather on the day
Nine proverbs and sayings
Nine people is like a dozen
Proverbs and sayings with a dozen
If you cut down a tree, plant ten Wounds, take ten wounds, but stand. Ten wounds are pulled up the mountain, and one will push down the mountain. Better to forgive the guilty ten than to execute one innocent one Who is brave and staunch, he stands ten In a house where there are 10 maids, the floor is not swept You touch one branch - 10 will swing Better to turn 10 times than to go aground once He is not a timid dozen About the marriage of a son, consult with ten, about a divorce - with a hundred True 12 chains will break A good man and at 15 does not refer to youth, and 100 years old does not complain about old age Anyone who is good at it becomes a man already at 15 years old, and at the age of 40 he remains a child of 30 years old, as he saw a cow's footprint, and everything regurgitates milk Up to 5 years old, treat your son like a king , from 5 to 15 - like a servant, after 15 - like a friend Until 16 years old - a son, after - a friend And a thousand rumors are not true yet
Baba flies from the stove, 77 doom will change his mind
The choice is huge. Homework in math won't be a problem.
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Two bears in the same den will not get along.
If you chase two hares, you won't catch a single one.
It is better to see once than hear a hundred times.
Again twenty-five.
Seven don't wait for one.
Seven troubles - one answer.
Seven miles to heaven and everything is in the forest.
Try on seven times - cut one.
Seven axes lie together, and two spinning wheels apart.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
One warrior leads a thousand.
Break one pancake in half.
One wolf drives sheep regiment.
One warrior leads a thousand.
One in the harrow, and all to the side.
Two are fighting in the field, and one is grieving at home.
Chasing two birds with one stone - not one to catch.
I got ready for two hours, washed my face for two hours, cleaned for an hour, dressed for a day.
Two of a Kind.
Don't recognize a friend in three days - recognize in three.
One is a secret, two are half-secrets, three - there is no secret.
The hut cannot be cut without four corners.
Live within four walls.
The fifth wheel in the cart.
Sixth Sense.
Measure seven times - cut one.
Seven axes lie together and two spinning wheels apart.
Everyone is seven, the owner is eight, the hostess is nine, which divides exactly.
Spring and autumn - there are eight weather per day.
A brave man has ten valor: one is courage, nine is agility.
If you cut down one tree, plant ten.
Tenth water on jelly.
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A huge number of Russian proverbs and sayings can be classified as mathematical. They contain the names of ancient measures of mass, length, volume, numbers and numbers. It is useful to study such statements in the lessons of mathematics and the Russian language, since they are distinguished by accuracy, often have rhyme and are easy to remember. In addition, the study of proverbs allows a deeper understanding of the native language.
In this article, we tried to display how numbers are used in the proverbs and sayings of the Russian people. With pictures, it will be easier to understand the meaning of the statements, so we have illustrated each proverb.
The publication contains illustrations of Russian proverbs with pictures for children. But only one illustration came across with numbers:
Nevertheless, the edition will be useful for teachers for use in school lessons. You can buy it in online bookstores.
We also tried to find pictures in open sources ourselves that could serve as illustrations for proverbs with numbers. You can see the results of the work below 😉
Number Zero (0)
Saying: Zero attention.
Number One (1)
Proverb: Once does not count.
Proverb: One goose will not trample the grass.
Saying: One, like a month in the sky.
Proverb: One grain gives a handful.
Proverb: One is not a warrior in the field.
Proverb: One with a bipod, and seven with a spoon.
Proverb: Break one pancake in half.
Number Two (2)
Proverb: One head is good, but two are better.
Proverb: Two dogs fight - don't bother the third.
Proverb: Two bears in the same den will not rest.
Number Three (3)
Proverb: Do not recognize a friend in three days, but recognize in three years.
Proverb: The price of a braggart is three kopecks.
Saying: From the third mouth.
Number Four (4)
Proverb: A horse on four legs, and even then stumbles. 
Saying: Close within four walls.
Proverb: A hut cannot be cut without four corners.
Number Five (5)
Proverb: Sharp and cunning - he wiped his nose with five.
Saying: Needed, like the fifth wheel of the cart.
Proverb: You can't buy friendship for a nickel.
Number Six (6)
Proverb: Whoever has six children has wealth in six places.
Proverb: Let's go with six - we'll go far.
Proverb: Three hairs are stacked in six rows.
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Proverbs and sayings about labor are the crown of folk art. They reflect reflections on the meaning of work in human life, dictated by the mind, experience and observations of several generations. Since every day is connected with work, their relevance will never fade away. Now, on the eve of the great holiday - Labor Day, let's remember where a person begins and the role that is assigned to work in his life.
Proverbs and sayings about work and hard work
Much has been said about work and hard work. This is not surprising: man has risen above living nature precisely because of labor.
Throughout the existence of human civilization, it has been and remains the engine of progress, the impetus for the development of intelligence, a source of comfort, satiety, well-being and a global factor in the self-preservation of man as a biological species.
Proverbs about labor begin to sound in early childhood, when a person just learns the world. Outside the family, the love of work continues to be cultivated in kindergartens, schools, higher educational institutions, so that young people do not forget about the global mission - to work for the good of their people and inspire everyone who meets on the way to fruitful work.
What interesting things did the people say about work and hard work? So:
Labor is the enemy of hunger
Many proverbs about work focus on the fact that you cannot feed yourself without difficulty. They appeared even when people lived off gathering, fishing, and later - agriculture.
Now their meaning is interpreted somewhat differently: if you don’t work, you won’t get a salary, and with it, the opportunity to buy food. Here are some of these proverbs:
- You can't get a fish out of the pond without difficulty.
- Human labor feeds, but laziness spoils.
- They don't eat honey without difficulty.
- There, and bread will not be born, where someone does not work in the field.
- What he worked hard he ate.
- Where there are labor successes, there are mountains of grain.
- Do not crunch a nut - do not eat the kernels.
- Without bowing to the ground, you cannot raise a fungus.
- Sweat on the back - and bread on the table.
Labor is the road to happiness
The people believed that a person who did not know the delights of physical labor would never be happy. People who deliberately hid from work were shunned and despised. Therefore, they said:
- For whom work is joy, for that life is happiness.
- Our happiness lies in common work.
- Love and labor give happiness.
- Where there is work, there is happiness.
- We have the happiest person - a hardworking person.
Labor is a guarantee of fearlessness, pride, honesty
The moral character of a person is born in labor. Some proverbs and sayings prove this:
- Heroes are born in labor.
- For work they do not beat, but give awards.
- He is not afraid of anything, who works honestly.
- He who works well has something to boast about.
- Where there is work, there is truth.
- Honor cannot be found without difficulty.
- Live by your own mind, and honor to grow by labor.
Labor is a symbol of prosperity and unlimited possibilities
Proverbs about work, in which it is compared with wealth, are especially relevant today. If everyone understands that for the sake of a successful future one needs to work painstakingly, envy, anger will disappear in the world, the number of robberies, thefts will decrease, and most importantly, poverty will be overcome. Therefore, there are such proverbs:
- What is the labor bill, such is the honor.
- Fight for a labor penny, fear an unearned penny.
- Labor money lies tight, someone else's edge sticks out.
- The labor penny is great.
- Labor money lives forever.
- What you undertake with diligence, everything will shine.
Labor is knowledge and the way to apply it
Many proverbs speak of knowledge and science, the strength of which is manifested through work. They are a reminder for pupils and students who do not like to learn:
- Without learning, without work, and life is worthless.
- Live a century - work a century, and by working, learn a century.
- Knowledge and labor give a new way of life.
- Without study and work, food will not come to the table.
- Labor during learning is boring, but the fruit of learning is delicious.
Labor is the antagonism of laziness, idleness and carelessness
Work is always associated with responsibility. This is not understandable for those who are used to doing everything half-heartedly:
- Those who are not afraid of labor are also lazy.
- He who loves to work does not sit around idle.
- Without hassle and labor, it is not corn that grows, but quinoa.
- Without getting your hands wet, you can't wash.
- He who loves to chill out should stay in the tail.
Proverbs and sayings about work and hard work are a valuable gift from the past. Everyone should remember them and pass them on to their children.
Proverbs and sayings about professions
The world of professions is rich and unique. In it, everyone can find the activity that will become for him not just a way to make money, but a vocation. That is why folk wisdom drew attention to specialties, considering them the embodiment of labor, knowledge and the best personal qualities of a person.
All proverbs and sayings about professions can be conditionally divided into several groups:
Proverbs about people working on earth
The earth is the people's breadwinner, the mother of fertility and harvest. About agronomists, machine operators, gardeners, the people put together the most interesting statements:
Wait not for rain and thunder, but wait for an agronomist.
Those who are friends with agricultural technology do not worry about the harvest.
A good tractor driver that is an artist.
There were times - they loved the accordion player, and now the time has come - they love the tractor driver.
A good gardener is a large gooseberry.
A good gardener has a nice garden.
Doctors sayings
The doctor is the oldest of the professions. It combines nobility, humanism, compassion and the perception of someone else's pain as their own. The people spoke about doctors like this:
- Where there are many doctors, there are many sick.
- A doctor helps a patient, and a kalach helps a hungry one.
- Get medical treatment from a doctor, but learn from a clever one.
- A healthy doctor does not need a doctor.
Proverbs about teachers and scientists
Science is a sanctuary from which teachers and educators bring fire to the masses. Their mission is invaluable, as all other specialties originate from it:
- Honor your teacher as a parent.
- Teach others and you will learn yourself.
- The student and the teacher are judged.
- A scientist is idle like a cloud without rain.
- To teach a scientist only to spoil.
- The scientist is venerable everywhere.
Sayings about people of working professions
It is difficult to imagine life without blacksmiths, carpenters, dressmakers, builders, as well as foremen and foremen who manage the work process. They are the screws that hold factories, factories, locomotive depots, repair shops and other industrial facilities:
- The brigade is famous for its foreman.
- Know about work and worker.
- I came to the shop - work the best.
- Without an ax, not a carpenter, without a needle, not a tailor.
- The Swiss knows a Swiss by a thimble.
- A carpenter without an ax, like a hut without a corner.
- Whoever builds is responsible.
- The blacksmith's hand is light: the neck would be strong.
- Food is learned by taste, and craftsmanship by art.
- Every work of the master is praised.
Proverbs about the professions of the livestock industry
Livestock breeding as a branch of agriculture was isolated in antiquity. Today farmers, milkmaids, shepherds are less prestigious professions than before. But their significance is still great:
- The good shepherd does not care about himself, about the cattle.
- As the shepherd is, so is the flock.
- He is not the owner who does not know his economy.
- The owner is bad that he does not look ahead.
- Milks quickly, but the milk is liquid.
- You can't give a cow to drink - and you don't need milk.
Folk wisdom about the military, sailors and border guards
People of military professions have always evoked admiration and respect. Legends were made about them, they composed epics, songs and stories. Proverbs also contain a lot of love for them:
- For an experienced warrior, the river is not an obstacle.
- I went to the army - I found my own family.
- An officer in valor is an example.
- Officers in difficulties are ahead, and at rest they are behind.
- The sea wolf knows a lot about everything.
- Know how to be a sailor to be an admiral.
- To be afraid of enemies - not to be a border guard.
- Behind the border guard - like a stone wall.
Proverbs about people in creative professions - singers, dancers and writers
A lot of warm words have been said about professions that are based on inspiration and talent. They are the voice of the people, the embodiment of their hopes and dreams:
- The musician is already dying, but his fingers are still playing.
- The blacksmith has golden hands, and the singer has words.
- Singers and dancers are the first people in the world.
- Sucked on the song - finish singing, even burst.
- Learn to dance when you are young, you cannot learn to dance when you are old.
- Real writers are the conscience of humanity.
- Choose a writer the way you choose a friend.
Proverbs about leaders and secretaries
The leader is the key person of any company. He guides the team, inspires them to feats, sums up the work done, creates an atmosphere among subordinates and resolves arising labor disputes. The leader begins not only with a separate office and a solid chair, but also with an executive assistant - a secretary:
- A leader without people is like a flower without the sun.
- Sitting in a big place - you need to have a mind.
- If the secretary does not whistle, the other boss does not understand anything.
- Soul with body- like a secretary with a case.
Proverbs and sayings about hard work and professions are pearls of oral folk art. Each of them is a thin thread that connects us with our ancestors and teaches us how to live, what to believe in and what to strive for.
Think about the global role of work, not only on the eve of professional holidays or Labor Day. Remember every day: work and work will take away all adversity.