Поспешишь – людей насмешишь
With accent marks:
Поспеши́шь – люде́й насмеши́шь.
Translation:
Hurry to much and you will make people laugh.
Meaning:
This Russian proverb advises us to do everything slowly and thoughtfully in order to make people laugh (or upset) with the results of our actions.
A close English equivalen is "Haste would make waste".
Other Russian proverbs
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Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
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Предупреждён – значит вооружён
Forewarned is forearmed.
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Patience and labor will grind everything.
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Не рой яму другому, сам в неё попадешь
Do not dig a hole for another one, you will fall into it yourself.
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Laws are not written for fools.
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Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает
The apple never falls far from the tree.
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Оne can not see the wood for the trees.
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You can't spoil the porridge with butter.
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