Молчание – знак согласия
With accent marks:
Молча́ние – знак согла́сия.
Translation:
Silent means consent.
Meaning:
If a person stays silent after a proposal or an accusation, it is considered that he or she agrees.
This phrase has been known since ancient Rome: Silentium videtur confessio.
The proverb is used when a question is not answered, which makes it possible to assume an affirmative answer.
Other Russian proverbs
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Что имеем – не храним, а потерявши – плачем
We don't appreciate what we have but we cry when we lose it.
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Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает
The apple never falls far from the tree.
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Каждый кулик своё болото хвалит
Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
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Лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать
Better to see once than hear a hundred times.
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Предупреждён – значит вооружён
Forewarned is forearmed.
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Дарёному коню в зубы не смотрят
Do not look at a given horse's teeth.
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Patience and labor will grind everything.
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Готовь сани летом, а телегу зимой
Get your sleigh ready in summer and your (horse-drawn) cart in winter.
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