| English | Russian |
| all goes through the mill, and all comes out flour | всё перемелется, мука будет |
| go for wool and come home shorn | пойти за шерстью, а вернуться стриженым (т.е. ничего не приобрести, а своё потерять) |
| ill news hath wings, and with the wind doth go, comfort's a cripple and comes ever slow | худая весть быстрее ветра мчится, а добрая – калекою влачится (M. Drayton; М. Дрейтон) |
| March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb | март приходит с бурей, а уходит с теплом |
| mischiefs come by the pound and go away by the ounce | легко попасть в беду, да трудно из неё выбраться |
| mischiefs come by the pound and go away by the ounce | пришла беда – отворяй ворота (contrast: better luck next time. wherever a man dwell, he shall be sure to have a thorn-bush near his door) |
| mischiefs come by the pound and go away by the ounce | пришла беда, открывай ворота (contrast: better luck next time. wherever a man dwell, he shall be sure to have a thorn-bush near his door) |
| mischiefs come by the pound and go away by the ounce | пришла беда, растворяй ворота (contrast: better luck next time. wherever a man dwell, he shall be sure to have a thorn-bush near his door) |
| misfortunes come on horseback, and go away on foot | пришла беда – отворяй ворота |
| misfortunes come on horseback, and go away on foot | одно горе идёт по пятам другого |
| misfortunes come on horseback, and go away on foot | беда не ходит одна |
