When I got insulted here, I missed the allusion. “Blind squirrel”? So out of curiosity, I decided to look it up (here), and I found a little treasure trove of Russian proverbs. Here are some examples.
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
Eat what is cooked; listen to what is said.
A wife is not a pot, she will not break so easily.
A lonely person is at home everywhere.
An enemy will agree, but a friend will argue.
Do not make me kiss, and you will not make me sin.
God wanted to chastise mankind, so he sent lawyers.
The tallest tree is rooted in the ground.
There’s no harm in wine; it’s drunkenness that is at fault.
When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart.
With lies you may go ahead in the world–but you can never go back.
You do not need a whip to urge on an obedient horse.
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
To a large extent, the point of blogging is the amusement it provides. It is best to keep that point in mind.
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