| English | Russian |
| all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again | всё произошло из праха, и всё прахом станет |
| if at first you don't succeed try, try and try again | терпение и труд всё перетрут |
| now and again | то и дело (used as adv. mod. of manner; with imp. v.) |
| now and then – it's too bad again | куда ни кинь, везде клин |
| now and then – it's too bad again | куда как ни кинь, везде клин |
| now and then – it's too bad again | куда как ни кинь, всё клин |
| now and then – it's too bad again | куда ни кинь, всё клин |
| send a fool far and a fool he will return again | пошли дурака богу молиться, он и лоб расшибет (used of a person who is inclined to overdo what he has been asked to do. the saying is about those who, if they are compelled to pray, do it with such a zeal that they bang their foreheads against the ground) |
| send a fool to France and a fool he will return again | пошли дурака богу молиться, он и лоб расшибет (used of a person who is inclined to overdo what he has been asked to do. the saying is about those who, if they are compelled to pray, do it with such a zeal that they bang their foreheads against the ground) |
| send a fool to the market and a fool he will return again | научи дурака богу молиться, он и лоб разобьёт (used of a person who is inclined to overdo what he has been asked to do. the saying is about those who, if they are compelled to pray, do it with such a zeal that they bang their foreheads against the ground) |
| send a fool to the market and a fool he will return again | пошли дурака богу молиться, он и лоб расшибет (used of a person who is inclined to overdo what he has been asked to do. the saying is about those who, if they are compelled to pray, do it with such a zeal that they bang their foreheads against the ground) |
| send a fool to the market and a fool he will return again | пошли дурака богу молиться, он и лоб разобьёт (used of a person who is inclined to overdo what he has been asked to do. the saying is about those who, if they are compelled to pray, do it with such a zeal that they bang their foreheads against the ground) |
| send a fool to the market and a fool he will return again | научи дурака богу молиться, он и лоб расшибет (used of a person who is inclined to overdo what he has been asked to do. the saying is about those who, if they are compelled to pray, do it with such a zeal that they bang their foreheads against the ground) |
| send a fool to the market and a fool he will return again | заставь дурака богу молиться, он и лоб разобьёт (used of a person who is inclined to overdo what he has been asked to do. the saying is about those who, if they are compelled to pray, do it with such a zeal that they bang their foreheads against the ground) |
| send a fool to the market and a fool he will return again | заставь дурака Богу молиться, он и лоб расшибёт (used of a person who is inclined to overdo what he has been asked to do. the saying is about those who, if they are compelled to pray, do it with such a zeal that they bang their foreheads against the ground) |
