Глаза боятся, а руки делают
With accent marks:
Глаза́ боя́тся, а ру́ки де́лают.
Translation:
The eyes are scared, but the hands are doing.
Meaning:
The task can be daunting in the beginning, but as soon as you start doing it, everything becomes clearer and easier.
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Как аукнется, так и откликнется
What goes around comes around.
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Who is talking about what, and a lousy one about the bath.
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Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти
To live a life is not the same (not as easy) as to go through a field.
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There are no friends for taste and color.
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В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят
Don't bring your set of rules in a foreign monastery
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В здоровом теле – здоровый дух
In a healthy body, healthy mind.
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You can't spoil the porridge with butter.
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Без труда не выловишь и рыбку из пруда
Without labor, you can not even catch a fish in the pond.
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