Дурной пример заразителен
With accent marks:
Дурно́й приме́р зарази́телен.
Translation:
A bad example is contagious.
Meaning:
Bad habits and wrong views of one person very often “stick” to other people.
The proverb is used to talk about a person who, without any thinking and hesitation, adopts bad habits of others.
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You can't help grief with tears.
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Кабы знал, где упасть, так соломки бы подстелил
If I knew where I would fall, I would lay some straw there.
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When I eat I am deaf and mute.
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The further into the forest, the more firewood is there.
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С волками жить – по-волчьи выть
Living with wolves means to howl like a wolf.
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Don’t wave your fists after the fight.
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An old friend is better than two new ones.
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A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar.
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