| proverb |
business before pleasure (used to mean: business first, and leisure can wait till the work is done); work done, have your fun; in the morning mountains, in the evening fountains; pleasure must not be allowed to interfere with business (Верещагин); business first, pleasure afterwards; there is a time for all things (contrast: all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. it's a poor heart that never rejoices); business comes first (VLZ_58); duty comes before pleasure (Those opposing the rule jocularly remark, "Duty comes before pleasure, but only in the dictionary." VLZ_58); work hard, play hard (изначально "час" был синонимом "времени", но современная трактовка (час – совсем немного времени) исказила смысл пословицы SirReal); business before pleasure (дословно: Сначала дело, потом развлечения) |
