English-Russian aphorisms, русские афоризмы
Англо-Русский словарь афоризмов, русские афоризмы
HE WHO IS FIRMLY SEATED IN AUTHORITY SOON LEARNS TO THINK SECURITY, AND NOT PROGRESS, THE HIGHEST LESSON OF STATECRAFT
HE WHO KNOWS HOW TO BE POOR KNOWS EVERYTHING
HE WHO LIKES SKIING DOWNHILL MUST ENJOY SKIING UPHILL
HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE
HE WHO PRAISES EVERYBODY, PRAISES NOBODY
HE WHO PROMISES RUNS IN DEBT
HE WHO SACRIFICES HIS CONSCIENCE TO AMBITION BURNS A PICTURE TO OBTAIN THE ASHES
HE WHO WAITS TOO LONG FOR TURN OF TIDE MAY END UP MISSING A BOAT
HE WHO WOULD ACQUIRE FAME MUST NOT SHOW HIMSELF AFRAID OF CENSURE. THE DREAD OF CENSURE IS THE DEATH OF GENIUS
HE WILL ALWAYS BE A SLAVE WHO DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO LIVE UPON A LITTLE
HEAVEN WILL BE NO HEAVEN TO ME IF I DO NOT MEET MY WIFE THERE
HISTORY IS LITTLE MORE THAN THE REGISTER OF THE CRIMES, FOLLIES AND MISFORTUNES OF MANKIND
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S WRONG WITH THE HISTORY
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
HOMER SOMETIMES NODS
HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY
HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY – WHEN THERE IS MONEY IN IT
HONESTY PAYS, BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO PAY ENOUGH TO SUIT SOME PEOPLE
HONOUR AND PROFIT LIE NOT IN ONE SACK
HOPE FOR THE BEST BUT PREPARE FOR THE WORST
HOPE IS A GOOD BREAKFAST, BUT IS A BAD SUPPER
HOUSES ARE BUILT TO LIVE IN, AND NOT TO LOOK ON
HOW CAN A MAN BE SAID TO HAVE A COUNTRY WHEN HE HASN'T RIGHT OF A SQUARE INCH OF IT?
HOW MUCH HAVE COST US EVILS THAT NEVER HAPPENED!
HOWEVER MUCH WE MAY DISTRUST MEN'S SINCERITY, WE ALWAYS BELIEVE THEY SPEAK TO US MORE SINCERELY THAN TO OTHERS
HUMOUR IS A FRUIT OF WISDOM; WIT – THE FLOWER OF INTELLECT
HUSBAND AND WIFE LIVE THE SAME LIFE
HUSBAND: WHAT IS LEFT OF THE LOVER AFTER THE NERVE HAS BEEN EXTRACTED
HUSBANDS NEVER BECOME GOOD THEY MERELY BECOME PROFICIENT
HYPOCRITE: THE MAN WHO MURDERED BOTH HIS PARENTS… PLEADED FOR MERCY ON THE GROUNDS THAT HE WAS AN ORPHAN
I AM A GREAT FRIEND TO PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS, FOR THEY KEEP PEOPLE FROM VICE
I AM ALWAYS READY TO LEARN, BUT I DO NOT ALWAYS LIKE BEING TAUGHT
I AM LORD OF MYSELF, ACCOUNTABLE TO NONE
I AM NOT A MEMBER OF ANY ORGANIZED PARTY – I AM A DEMOCRAT
I AM NOT YOUNG ENOUGH TO KNOW EVERYTHING
I CAN FORGIVE, BUT I CANNOT FORGET
I CAN RESIST ANYTHING EXCEPT TEMPTATION
I CAN USUALLY JUDGE A FELLOW BY WHAT HE LAUGHS AT
I CONCEIVE THAT THE GREAT PART OF THE MISERIES OF MANKIND ARE BROUGHT UPON THEM BY FALSE ESTIMATES THEY HAVE MADE OF THE VALUE OF THINGS
I DIVIDE ALL READERS INTO TWO CLASSES: THOSE WHO READ TO REMEMBER AND THOSE WHO READ TO FORGET
I DON'T BELIEVE IN PRINCIPLE, BUT I DO IN INTEREST
I DON'T LIKE THOSE COLD, PRECISE, PERFECT PEOPLE, WHO, IN ORDER NOT TO SPEAK WRONG, NEVER SPEAK AT ALL, AND IN ORDER NOT TO DO WRONG NEVER DO ANYTHING
I DON'T LIKE TO COMMIT MYSELF ABOUT HEAVEN AND HELL – YOU SEE, I HAVE FRIENDS IN BOTH PLACES
I DON'T WANT TO BE A GENIUS – I HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS JUST TRYING TO BE A MAN
I DRINK TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLE INTERESTING
I FEAR EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATORY OF THINGS EXPLAINED
I FEAR THE GREEKS, EVEN WHEN THEY BRING GIFTS
I FEEL BLUE
I FIND THAT THE PAIN OF A LITTLE CENSURE, EVEN WHEN IT IS UNFOUNDED, IS MORE ACUTE THAN THE PLEASURE OF MUCH PRAISE
I GUESS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP DIVORCE IS TO STOP MARRIAGE
I HAVE DISCOVERED THE ART OF DECEIVING DIPLOMATS. I SPEAK THE TRUTH AND THEY NEVER BELIEVE ME
I HAVE LOST EVERYTHING, AND I AM SO POOR NOW THAT I REALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO LET ANYTHING WORRY ME
I HAVE NEVER BEEN HURT BY ANYTHING I DIDN'T SAY
I LIKE WORK IT FASCINATES ME. I CAN SIT AND LOOK AT IT FOR HOURS
I LOVE TO THINK OF NATURE AS AN UNLIMITED BROADCASTING STATION, THROUGH WHICH GOD SPEAKS TO US EVERY HOUR, IF WE ONLY TUNE IN
I MISTRUST THE JUDGEMENT OF EVERY MAN IN CASE IN WHICH HIS OWN WISHES ARE CONCERNED
I MUST RESPECT THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS EVEN IF I DISAGREE WITH THEM
I NEVER TAKE MY OWN SIDE IN А QUARREL
I NEVER WONDER TO SEE MEN WICKED, BUT I OFTEN WONDER TO SEE THEM NOT ASHAMED
I RECOMMEND YOU TO TAKE CARE OF THE MINUTES: FOR HOURS WILL TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES
I SEEK THE PRESIDENCY NOT BECAUSE IT OFFERS ME A CHANCE TO BE SOMEBODY, BUT BECAUSE IT OFFERS A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING
I USUALLY GET MY STUFF FROM PEOPLE WHO PROMISED SOMEBODY ELSE THAT THEY WOULD KEEP IT A SECRET
I WON'T QUARREL WITH MY BREAD AND BUTTER
I WOULD RATHER BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE THINGS I CANNOT HAVE THAN TO HAVE THINGS I AM NOT ABLE TO APPRECIATE
I WOULD RATHER SIT ON A PUMPKIN AND HAVE IT ALL TO MYSELF THAN BE ON A CROWDED VELVET CUSHION
I WOULD SOONER READ A TIMETABLE OR A CATALOGUE THAN NOTHING AT ALL
I'D BETTER GIVE MY LIFE THAN BE AFRAID TO GIVE IT
I'M PROUD OF THE FACT THAT I NEVER INVENTED WEAPONS TO KILL
I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN
IDEALS ARE LIKE THE STARS: WE NEVER REACH THEM, BUT LIKE THE MARINERS OF THE SEA, WE CHART OUR COURSE BY THEM
IF A LAW WERE PASSED GIVING SIX MONTHS TO EVERY WRITER OF A FIRST BOOK, ONLY THE GOOD ONES WOULD DO IT
IF A MAN COULD HAVE HALF HIS WISHES, HE WOULD DOUBLE HIS TROUBLES
IF A MAN DOES NOT MAKE NEW ACQUAINTANCES AS HE ADVANCES THROUGH LIFE, HE WILL SOON FIND HIMSELF ALONE. A MAN, SIR, SHOULD KEEP HIS FRIENDSHIP IN A CONSTANT REPAIR
IF A MAN IS DESTINED TO DROWN, HE WILL DROWN EVEN IN A SPOONFUL OF WATER
IF A MAN WILL BEGIN WITH CERTAINTIES, HE SHALL END IN DOUBTS BUT IF HE WILL BE CONTENT TO BEGIN WITH DOUBT, HE SHALL END IN CERTAINTIES
IF A MAN WISHES TO IMPROVE HIMSELF, LET HIM IMPROVE HIS WORK
IF ART IS TO NOURISH THE ROOTS OF OUR CULTURE, SOCIETY MUST SET THE ARTIST FREE TO FOLLOW HIS VISION WHEREVER IT TAKES HIM
IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, ASK YOURSELF WHY
IF GOD DIDN'T EXIST IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO INVENT HIM
IF I HAD NO SENSE OF HUMOUR, I WOULD LONG AGO HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE
IF I HAVE EVER MADE ANY VALUABLE DISCOVERIES, IT HAS BEEN OWING MORE TO PATIENT ATTENTION, THAN TO ANY OTHER TALENT
IF IT KEEPS UP, MAN WILL ATROPHY ALL HIS LIMBS BUT THE PUSH-BUTTON FINGER
IF LIFE GIVES YOU A LEMON, MAKE LEMONADE
IF MY HUSBAND WOULD EVER MEET A WOMAN ON THE STREET WHO LOOKED LIKE THE WOMEN IN HIS PAINTINGS, HE WOULD FALL OVER IN A DEAD FAINT
IF NATURE HAD ARRANGED THAT HUSBANDS AND WIVES SHOULD HAVE CHILDREN ALTERNATIVELY, THERE WOULD NEVER BE MORE THAN THREE IN A FAMILY
IF ONCE YOU FORFEIT THE CONFIDENCE OF YOUR FELLOW-CITIZENS, YOU CAN NEVER REGAIN THEIR RESPECT AND ESTEEM
IF PARENTS COULD ONLY REALIZE HOW THEY BORE THEIR CHILDREN!
IF POETRY COMES NOT SO NATURALLY AS LEAVES TO A TREE IT HAD BETTER NOT COME AT ALL
IF POVERTY IS THE MOTHER OF CRIMES, WANT OF SENSE IS THE FATHER
IF SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T TELL YOU, YOU'D NEVER KNOW THEY'D BEEN AWAY ON A VACATION
IF SOMEONE TAKES ADVANTAGES OF MY TRUST ONCE, IT'S HIS FAULT, AND IF HE DOES IT A SECOND TIME, IT'S MINE
IF THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND BOTH SHALL FALL INTO THE DITCH
IF THE CAP FITS, WEAR IT
IF THE GOVERNMENT BECOMES А LAW-BREAKER, IT BREEDS CONTEMPT FOR LAW
IF THERE WERE NO CLOUDS WE SHOULD NOT ENJOY THE SUN
IF WE ARE TO LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE, WE MUST COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER
IF WE COULD SEE OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US, WE WOULD PROBABLY CHANGE OUR VIEWS
IF WE DESIRE RESPECT FOR THE LAW, WE MUST FIRST MAKE THE LAW RESPECTABLE
IF WE RESIST OUR PASSIONS, IT IS MORE THROUGH THEIR WEAKNESS THAN FROM OUR STRENGTH
IF WISHES WERE HORSES BEGGARS MIGHT RIDE
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