When the Tsar sins the Empire must do penance.
More Russian Proverbs:
Don't be so clever; cleverer ones than you are in jail.Russian
The stargazer's toe is often stubbed.
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It is good to pay with other people's money.
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When money speaks, the truth keeps silent.
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A nightingale doesn't feed on songs.
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Success consecrates the foulest crimes.
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