Proverbs and sayings about work. No sweet without sweat: English proverbs about work Sayings about work of different nations

Branch of the municipal educational institution "Eryshovskaya secondary school of the Rtishchevsky district of the Saratov region" in the village. Malinovka PROJECT Proverbs of the peoples of the world about work Completed by: 6th grade student Vasily Bodrov Supervisor: teacher of Russian language and literature Isaeva L.V. 2017–2018 academic year

* Purpose of the work: to get acquainted with the proverbs of different peoples of the world about work. * Objectives of the research work: analyze the data obtained in the literature textbook and on the Internet. *Hypothesis: for many centuries, people of all nationalities condemned lazy people, but treated working people with great respect. * Basic research methods: 1. Observation, search and collection of information. 2. Selection of the most significant materials. * Object of study: proverbs of the peoples of the world.

Proverbs are a storehouse of folk wisdom. Proverbs have been living in the speech of people for many centuries. They were born in ancient times and reflect all aspects of people's lives. They began to collect and write down proverbs a long time ago, when there was no written language. A proverb is a short wise saying containing a complete thought. In proverbs, the people expressed their attitude to the defense of the Motherland, to work, to the duties and behavior of a person, and his views on friendship. Let's look at the proverbs of the peoples of the world about work.

To eat deliciously, you have to work hard - this is how you need to understand this Russian proverb.

In Rus', those families have long been revered in which all the adults worked, where they could meet and see off guests with dignity. Pies were considered a symbol of prosperity.

Sitting on the stove, you won’t see any bread. (Russian) The proverb can be understood this way: if a person wants to have everything necessary for life, he needs to work.

Grow up quickly and get to work in time. I want to eat, but I don’t want to climb. (Russian) The meaning of the proverbs is that in families, from childhood, parents taught their children to work, and condemned lazy people.

A hardworking person will take on anything and everything will shine. (Azerbaijani proverb) From this proverb we can conclude that a hardworking person can cope with any job.

Without the pain of labor there will be no joy. (Kazakh proverb) This proverb should be understood as follows: it is impossible to be truly happy without putting effort into something.

Proverbs of different nations * Without the torment of labor there will be no joy (Kaz...) * Sitting idle can lead to death. (Ukr) * Without labor you can’t even catch a hare. (Tatar..) * How much you work, so much you will get( Alt) * There is still work left for tomorrow - consider it stuck. (Arm....) * To live well, you must love work. (Ukr...) * Labor feeds a person, idleness spoils it. (Gruzinsk.) * Work hard, and then demand. (Kaz...) * A hardworking person will do anything and everything will shine. (Azerbaijansk...) Russian analogue *Where there is labor, there is joy. *Patience and work will grind everything down. *You can’t even pull a fish out of a pond without difficulty. *What goes around comes around. *Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. *Work feeds, but laziness spoils. *When going to work he is behind the last ones, and when going to food he is in front of the first ones. *As is the master, so is the work.

Conclusion. Thus, after analyzing the proverbs of different peoples of the world about work, we came to the conclusion that for people of all nationalities living in different countries, work is the most important value. For many centuries, people condemned lazy people, but treated working people with great respect. The hypothesis we put forward has been confirmed.

Sources 1.Literature. 6th grade. Study.for general education organizations. At 2 o'clock Part 1 / (V.P. Polukhina, V.Ya. Korovina, V.P. Zhuravlev V.I. Korovin) ; edited by V.Ya. Korovina. 5th ed.-M. Education, 2015. 2. https://yandex.ru/images/search?text 3. http://flaminguru.ru/poslrodina.htm 4. http://invirostov.livejournal.com/133903.html

A bad shearer never had a good sickle.
A bad mower always has a sickle to blame.

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
The master is stupid - the knife is dull.

A bald head is soon shaven.
A bald head is easy to shave.

A cat in gloves catches no mice.
Wearing gloves does not catch mice.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Mix business with idleness, and you will live your whole life with joy.

A good workman is known by his chips.
A good worker can be seen by his work.

A lazy man is the beggar’s brother.
The lazy man is the brother of the beggar.

A lazy sheep thinks its heavy wool.
A lazy sheep's own wool is heavy.

A man can do no more than he can.
You can't jump over your head.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.
There is no such thing as a hairy rolling stone.

An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.
An idle mind is the prey of the devil.

As is the workman, so is the work.
What kind of worker, such and such.

Better wear out shoes than sheets.
It's better to let your shoes get worn out than your sheets.

Business before pleasure.
First business, then entertainment.

Business is business.
Business is business.

Business is the salt of life.
Business is the salt of life.

Business makes a man as well as tries him.
Business makes a man and tests him.

Don't teach the dog to bark.
Master is not a master's order.

Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

Every horse thinks its own pack is heaviest.
Each horse has its own load that seems the heaviest.

Every man to his trade.
Everyone should mind their own business.

Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Seven nannies have a child without.

He has got the fiddle but not the stick.
He has a violin, but no bow.

He knows the water well who has waded through it.
He who has forded the river knows the river well.

He that will not work, shall not eat.
Who does not work shall not eat.

He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree.
Whoever wants to eat the fruit must climb the tree.

He who begins many things finishes but few.
He who starts many things finishes few.

He works best who knows his trade.
The master's work is afraid.

Head cook and bottle washer.
And the Swede, and the reaper, and the trumpet player.

His foot is too large for his shoe.
Don't sit in your own sleigh.

He’ll eat till he sweats and work till he freezes.
He eats - he sweats, he works - he gets cold.

Idle folk have the least leisure.
To whom work is a burden, joy is unknown.

Idle folk lack no excuses.
Lazy Fedorka has only excuses.

Idleness is the mother of all evil.
Idleness is the mother of all vices.

If you want a thing well done, do it yourself.
If you want something done well, do it yourself.

Let the cobbler stick to his last.
Every cricket knows its nest.

Jack of all trades and master of none.
Jack, who knows a lot of crafts, doesn't really know how to do anything.

Lazy folks take the most pains.
It is the careless who pay the most.

Many hands make light work.
When there are many hands, the work gets done.

Ninety per cent of inspiration is perspiration.
Ninety percent of inspiration is diligence.

No cross, no crown.
Without labor there is no fruit.

Practice is the best master.
Practice is the best.

No man can make a good coat with bad cloth.
You can't make good clothes from bad fabric.

Nothing comes out of the sack but what was in it.
You can't get more out of it than what was in the bag.

Practice makes perfect.
Practice makes perfect.

Repetition is the mother of learning.
Repetition is the mother of learning.

Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built alone.

So much to do, so little done.
There is so much to be done, but so little has been done.

The hardest work is to do nothing.
The hardest job is to do nothing.

Take not a musket to kill a butterfly.
Don't chase a fly with a butt.

The best fish swim near the bottom.
You can’t even take a fish out of the pond without difficulty.

The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The dog, which is prowling, finds the bone.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Everything is learned in practice.

The wheel that turns gathers no rust.
A rolling wheel does not rust.

The tree is known by its fruit.
A tree is known by its fruit.

The race is got by the running.
The race can be won if you participate in it.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
It is not the fastest who overtakes everyone; it is not the strongest who wins the battle.

The tongue of idle persons is never idle.
Idlers never have a rest.

What is a workman without his tools?
What good is a worker who has no tools?

What man has done man can do.
What people could do, I can do too.

What we do willingly is easy.
Everything is easy, what is done with desire.

What is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
If you're going to do it, do it well.

Where every hand fleeces, the sheep goes naked.
Where everyone is shearing, the sheep are naked.

Wit once bought is worth twice taught.
Own experience teaches better than instructions.

You cannot bake without flour.
You can't bake without flour.

You cannot make bricks without straw.
You can't make bricks without straw.

Friendship of peoples is their wealth.
Bashkir proverb

Proverbs live in every nation, pass from century to century, and pass on the accumulated experience to new generations. The proverb itself does not argue - it affirms. It contains the final conclusion, it is the result of long thoughts and therefore a categorical judgment about the world: “And in still water there are crocodiles” (Malay), “Scorpio does not change its habits” (Uzbek), “Whoever draws a sword will die from it "(Arabic), "Many pilots - the ship breaks" (Chinese). The importance and beauty of proverbs were appreciated by the people themselves: “Speech without a proverb is like food without salt” (Amharic), “A proverb is an assistant to all matters” (Russian).

All nations are unanimous in the statement that labor is the main value of life: “The dust of labor is better than the saffron of inaction” (Arabic), “A tree is famous for its fruits, a man for his labors” (Azerbaijani), “Without labor you cannot pull a fish out of a pond” (Russian). Countless proverbs ridicule the lazy and gullible: “I came running at the smell of barbecue, but it turned out that the donkey was being branded,” reflect an understanding of the course of natural phenomena: “Every evening is followed by morning” (Turkish), “The sun’s disk cannot be covered with a sieve” (Arabic), “Spring day feeds year”, “Winter without snow - summer without bread” (Russian), “A bee has a striped back, but you can’t call it a tiger” (Chinese).

Most of the world's proverbs and sayings are imbued with the pathos of humane ideas and pure feelings; contact with their world gives a person joy and emotional excitement.

According to V. P. Anikin

Read proverbs of different nations, explain their meaning, try to use them more often in conversations with friends.

Abkhazian

There would be a head, but there would be a hat.
What is sown on time comes up on time.
A tree is held together by its roots, and a person is held together by its relatives.
As you clap your hands, so I dance.
For those who don’t know how to work, the work never ends.

Azerbaijani

It's better to eat your own stale bread than someone else's pilaf.
The liar's house caught fire - no one believed it.
A good friend is closer than a brother.
For the sake of a friend, endure both blizzard and snow.

English

Empty dishes make the loudest noise.
Promise slowly, deliver quickly.
By doing nothing, we learn bad deeds.
Choose writers like you choose a friend.
Politeness opens all doors.
Gratitude is the least of virtues, ingratitude is the worst of vices.

Arabic

In difficult times, a friend is right there.
In someone else's eye even a straw appears like a camel, but in your own -
I didn't notice the whole bridge.
The crown of courage is modesty.
The dignity of a word is in strength.
If you have done good, hide it; If they did something good to you, tell me.
He who speaks well listens well.
The ignorant is his own enemy.

Armenian

All that's left is until tomorrow - consider it stuck.
A bad joke is one that doesn't contain half the truth.
Until you grow old, you will not understand the old.
A wound inflicted by a sword will heal, but not by a tongue.

Assyrian

Life without a goal is a man without a head.
For every descent there is an ascent.
Drum sounds are good to listen to from a distance.
As you do to others, they will do to you.
He who runs from a small difficulty will find himself in front of an even greater one.
Work feeds a person, idleness spoils him.

Bashkir

In joy, know your limits, in trouble, do not lose faith.
A friend will say it to your face, an enemy will mutter behind your back.
The land is valued by bread, and man by business.
Ignorance is not a vice, unwillingness to know is a big vice.

Vietnamese

Without learning there is no skill.
A deep river cannot be measured with a short pole.
The stupidity of one minute destroys the work of wisdom that took three hours.
If you know, speak up; if you don’t know, listen to others.

Georgian

A tree is strong with roots, and a person is friends.
He who digs a hole for others, let him measure himself.
Every day is a holiday for the lazy.
A foolish person only remembers a friend in trouble.
It's easy to destroy, try to build.
A person's tongue can bring him both glory and shame.

Kazakh

A man with strong hands will overcome one, a man with strong knowledge will overcome a thousand.
Good advice is half the happiness.
A horse is recognized in a race, a man in business.

Chinese

Close neighbors are better than distant relatives.
Every craft has its first students.
The tall lamp shines far away.
Friends are better than old, clothes are better than new.
If you have a lot of talent, don’t be afraid that you’re unlucky now.
Walking slowly is better than standing.
It is better to demand from yourself than to ask from others.

Latvian

If you can’t stretch out your hand, you won’t be able to get a spoon from the shelf.
Where there is air, there is life.
If you are afraid of frost, do not go into the yard.
A sick person needs a doctor, a healthy person needs a job.

Lithuanian

Many hands will lift a heavy load.
Life is happiness in work.
Without pressing the coulter, you won't dig up a pie.

German

It's no use carrying firewood into the forest.
Time is gained - all is won.
They like to rummage through good books.
Diligence is the father of happiness.
Whoever takes care of the arable land, the arable land takes care of him.

Ukrainian

If you want your bins to be full, get up with the rooster crowing.
Not the one in front who has overtaken, but the one in front who is pulling behind him.

French

Idleness is the mother of all vices.
Don't lose your mind, everything else will follow.
Laziness quietly destroys all virtues.
Strong is the one who brings down, but stronger is the one who lifts.

Uzbek

Estonian

How you relate to the forest, so the forest treats you.
What you can't do alone, ten can do.
The craft has a gold mine.
Leaning on the mother's lap, the child grows quickly.

Japanese

It is better to know one craft well than to know a hundred poorly.
Your anger is your enemy.
In the cold autumn, don’t open your mouth again.
He who loves people lives long.
Don't laugh at the old, you'll grow old yourself.
To treat well, you need to love people.

Questions and tasks

1. Using the example of several proverbs, show their accuracy, wisdom, imagery and beauty.
2. What is the attitude towards good and evil, towards friendship, work and learning among different peoples of the world? Support your answer with proverbs.
3. Prepare for the competition: “Who knows more proverbs and who can explain them better?”
4. Write an essay on one of the proverbs (your choice): “It is useless to carry firewood into the forest” (German), “In joy, know your limits, in trouble, do not lose faith” (Bashkir), “Be not quick to make promises, but be quick to fulfill them.” "(English), "Don't bite off more than you can chew" (American).

   Of course, the list does not include proverbs of many peoples of the world. What proverbs of other countries do you know and which of them do you use in your speech?

Enrich your speech

1. What words do the terms “epic” and “storyteller” come from?
2. What feature of Russian speech is manifested in the words and phrases “into the blue seas”, “for the shells”, “into the dark forests”, “good squad”?
3. What is the manner of pronouncing most Russian epics?
4. What pathos permeates most proverbs from around the world?
5. In what case are proverbs easier to remember? What proverbs do you use in your speech? Give examples.
6. Proverbs from which countries of the world did you like? Say them.
7. Prepare a story based on one of the following proverbs (your choice): “Your anger is your enemy,” “Idleness is the mother of all vices,” “Diligence is the father of happiness.”

All these folk tales contain a deep meaning and skill that seems to convey to us the experience of wisdom that is relevant at all times.

Many of us remember how often and appropriately our grandmothers inserted short proverbs about work when we were too lazy to help in the garden or do our homework. The whole beauty of proverbs and sayings for raising children is that without moralizing, long tirades, you can convey the meaning to the child, you just need to choose a capacious and understandable one. Please note that in this article we have selected sayings and proverbs only about work and laziness.

• discuss the meaning, meaning (especially proverbs with antonyms);

• explain the interpretation to him, try to help, find an explanation (start with a discussion of the word labor itself), on the topic of the value of the matter;

• so that he understands what proverbs and sayings there are, each of those that exist in accordance with age;

• what small, sometimes funny proverbs teach, what deep meaning is contained in each (note that proverbs teach not only about peasant labor, or about united and individual work, social adaptation to work and business);

• which ones the child found most interesting, why, try to find stimulating and inspiring sayings for the child or the whole family;

• Ask preschoolers to draw an illustration based on the story for the proverb, and ask older children to write an essay in addition to drawing pictures. You can simply find suitable pictures with a plot to the theme of a particular proverb about labor and work, or choose a similar saying with an aphorism (also a saying, proverb);

• With school-age children, you can choose stimulating sayings about work and study, about work or hard work, work and professions, etc.

Sometimes, children give out a very interesting vision of some proverbs, and all this happens creatively, with interest, we exclude sisysophic work right away, share it with us in the comments. Children's proverbs about work are not only for schoolchildren; younger children will also successfully understand and take into account some of the ones presented.

Indeed, “Work ennobles!”, both adults and children need to remember this.

Proverbs and sayings about work for children and adults

Work enriches, laziness impoverishes!
Work is the father of success!
With hard work and perseverance everything is achieved.
Who does not work shall not eat.
Those who do not work collect gossip. Slovak
Those who do for each other do for themselves. Latin
One is rich from work, the other is hunchbacked. Polish
Hunger teaches business. Croatian
The work that has assistants is easy. Persian
God loves his work. Russian
You can't have fun without getting tired of work. Chinese
Rome wasn't built in a day. Latin
No work, no victory. Czech
Put potatoes in okroshka, and put love into action.
It is not the gods who burn the pots.
The land is black, but white bread will give birth.
This oats in the mud will be princely oats, and the rye will turn into ashes, but at the right time.
Even a horse has no luck through force.
More action - less words.
Every work of the master is praised.
It's scary for the eyes, but your hands will do it.
You won't get bread by self-indulgence.
A hurried person does the same thing twice.
On uncultivated land, only weeds grow.
Don't sit idly by, you won't get bored. Russian
The end is the crown of the matter. Russian
People honor those who love work.
The hard worker has the matter in his hands.
Whatever you bake, that's what you'll eat.
If you work hard, you will eat bread.
Be lazy and you will lose bread.

Work for the hands brings joy to the soul.
If you don't work, you won't know happiness.
The hands weren't meant to be dangling in vain.
If you don't bend down to the ground, the fungus won't get into the box.
What you sow is what you reap, and you will be full. Russian
A summer day feeds the year.
A skillful person can handle any task.
Whatever is born in the summer will be useful in the winter.
In a big business, even a little help is valuable.

Seven people pick up one straw. Russian
The day until the evening is boring if there is nothing to do. Russian
What goes around comes around. Belarusian
Labor feeds a person, but laziness spoils him. Russian
A tree is precious in its fruits, and a man is precious in his deeds. Tatar proverb
Those who love to work cannot sit idle. Russian
It is not the ax that feeds, but the work. Russian folk proverb
You can’t even take a fish out of a pond without difficulty. Russian
He who is not afraid of work shuns laziness. Russian
Russian
It is not the oven that feeds, but the hands. Russian
You have to bend down to drink water from a stream. Ukrainian proverb
To eat a fish, you have to get into the water. Russian
Without bowing to the ground, you won’t raise fungus. Russian
Don't be afraid of work, let it be afraid of you. Chuvash proverb
Work harder and you will be remembered longer. Karelian
Work makes the heart happy. Mari proverb
Work for the hands is a holiday for the soul. Russian
Work until you sweat and eat when you want. Belarusian
Don’t yawn at someone else’s loaf, but get up early and get your own. Russian
If you want to eat rolls, don’t sit on the stove. Russian
He who is not lazy to plow will produce bread. Russian
If you try in the summer, you will eat in the winter. Tajik
Easily obtained - easily lived.
The work of the mountains compares. Armenian
There is happiness in work. Latvian proverb
Without labor there is no fruit.
If you want to live, know how to spin!
Whoever sings, his work will soon end.
Not all chefs have long knives.
Every bird is fed with its beak.
You can easily hammer a nail into a stone.
Whatever the soul lies to, the hands will put their hands to.
A small deed is better than a big idleness.
Finished the job - go for a walk safely.


Boast about the harvest when you fall asleep in the barn.
I will not bow to the rich man if I thresh my own rye.
He who does not walk does not fall.
The one who gets up first will collect the mushrooms, but the sleepy and lazy ones go after the nettles.
He who does not work is not mistaken.
What you reap is what you put together, what you put together is what you put in the barn.
You can't expect a good breed from a bad seed.
Stock does not spoil a person.
Think in the evening what to do in the morning.

Down and Out trouble started.
It’s not a wonder to start a thing; it’s a wonder to finish.
Handle every task skillfully.
Don’t sleep on this bread: if you reap, you won’t have time to sleep.
When going to work he is behind the last ones, and when going to food he is in front of the first ones.
The bee is small, but it works.
He who is quick in word is rarely argumentative in action.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The slacker, no matter how much he sleeps, still wants to sleep. Mari
You sleep and sleep, but there is no time to rest. Russian
Sleepy and lazy - two brothers. Russian
A sleepy cat doesn't catch mice. Moldavian
If you want to talk, the work is not worth it. Moldavian
I call a lot, but it's of little use. Russian
He will move mountains with his tongue and will not find a place at work. Russian
Words go here and there, but deeds go nowhere. Komi-Permyak proverb
Weaves lace with his tongue. Russian
You won't get enough of talking. Russian
You can't plow a field with songs. Armenian
Bragging - don't mow, your back won't hurt. Russian
Mouth wide open, tongue on shoulder. Belarusian
Every business has its time.
A quitter wants to live not by work, but by his tongue. Russian
He cannot do things for himself, but shouts alone for everyone. Russian
You can't see the day's business. Russian
Without taking up an ax, you cannot cut down a hut. Russian
It is not the needle that sews, but the hands. Russian
Without bowing to the ground, you won’t even raise a mushroom. Russian
It is not the ax that amuses, but the carpenter. Russian
If you don't know how, don't try it. Russian
The carpenter thinks with an axe. Russian
A bad dancer's legs get in the way. Russian
Water does not flow under a lying stone, but under a rolling stone it does not have time! Russian
Fields are not sown with words. Russian
God sent me work, but the devil took away the hunt. Russian
Work loves fun. Russian
Work loves fools. Russian
Work is not a wolf - it will not run away into the forest. Russian
Work on your teeth, but laziness on your tongue. Russian
The hands work, but the head feeds. Russian
We work so hard that we don’t have time to wipe our noses. Russian
Some do it for themselves, others do it for themselves. Russian
It’s good for those who don’t want to plow to jump. Russian
If you want to eat rolls, don’t sit on the stove. Russian
Things get better when there are a lot of workers. Chuvash
As is the bread, so is the work. Russian
Those who lay in the shadows, hoping in God, were left without a single piece of bread. Chuvash folk saying
When there are a lot of workers, the work gets busy. Russian
Where there is work, there is joy.
The end is the crown of the whole thing.
He was smart from a young age, but in his old age he dies of hunger.
See trees in their fruits, and see people in their deeds.
He lives on a hill, but there is not a crust of bread.
Done hastily - and made a mockery.
Perhaps somehow it won’t come to any good.
Oak is the villager's iron.
Seven times measure cut once.
If there was a desire, the work would go well.
No matter how much you talk, you won’t get enough of the conversation.
If you put your heart into it, you can do anything.

It is not the bread that follows the belly, but the belly that follows the bread.
Don’t shake the apple while it’s green: when it’s ripe, it will fall on its own.
If you cut down a tree, plant two.
Skill and labor will grind everything down!
The Lord's work cannot be reworked.
White hands love other people's works.
Yelling is not playing the pipe.
He did nothing, who did not start anything.
Seven things cannot be handled by one person.
At someone else's work, the sun doesn't move.
There is no warrior alone in the field.
Go to bed with the chickens, get up with the rooster.
Water does not flow under a lying stone.
Sleeping a lot is a matter of not knowing.
The good start is half the battle.
You can't catch a fish from a pond without difficulty.
As long as the flail is in your hands, the bread is in your teeth.
A bad thing has a bad end.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Do not teach by idleness, but teach by handicraft.
Stay close to the plow, it will be more profitable.
Without action, strength weakens.
It was sown as big as a basket, and it grew a little.
Time for business, time for fun.
The sleigh runs down the mountain, but not even the cart goes up the mountain.
It’s better to go quietly and forward than quickly and then back.
The quieter you go, the further you'll get.
Start, start, but look, finish.
A zealous mouse will chew through the board.
Labor is the basis of life. Latvian
One with a bipod, and seven with a spoon.
Oil will not be born on its own.
Bread does not follow the belly.
Lie down, my tow, for at least a whole week.
Goodbye, kvashnya, I went for a walk.
Neither sews nor spanks.
Like a stump through a deck.
The plow hit a stone.
The work will not go to waste. Azerbaijani
He who loves life loves work. Tuvan proverb
Happiness does not come without work. Tajik
Desired work is brighter than the sun. Azerbaijani
Without working, you will not find happiness; Without sowing, you cannot reap the harvest. Uzbek
To work well is something to boast about.
All that's left is until tomorrow - consider it stuck.
He is not stupid who is stingy with words, but he is stupid who is stupid in deeds.
Being together is not burdensome, but being apart is okay. Russian
Chuvash
You can’t overcome even a bump alone; artel and through the mountain just right. Russian
Nine mice pulled together and pulled the lid off the tub. Kabardinskaya
One hand does not clap. Armenian
The work with half your shoulders is hard, but if you put both of them together, it will be easier to do. Russian
Take it together - it won't be too heavy. Komi-Permyak
The master's work is afraid. Russian
Lithuanian
An old camel is not afraid of heavy luggage. Kyrgyz
The master's work is praised. Estonian
As is the master, so is the work. Russian
A coal miner is not ashamed of a black face. Azerbaijani
A good blacksmith will not hit your finger, a skilled seamstress will not tangle the thread. Tuvan folk proverb
Every Eremey understands the matter. Russian
Learning is the path to skill. Russian

If you want to know a lot, you need to sleep little. Russian
Know-nothing is running along the path, Dunno is lying on the stove. Russian
Knowledge and craft of a person are beautiful. Tajik
Whoever knows even one craft will not know the need. Turkmen
Russian
Skillful hands do not know boredom. Russian
Skillful hands are not afraid of work. Latvian
Consider work as rest when you have a great goal in front of you.
A man without craft is like a tree without fruit. Tajik
The skill destroys the rock. Abaza
A hardworking person will take on anything and everything will shine. Azerbaijani
The bee is small, and it works. Russian
With patience you will not be wasted in your work. Mari
With great patience comes skill. Russian
They plow the arable land without waving their hands.
Work is scary with the eyes, not the hands. Chuvash
Pick one berry at a time and you'll get a box. Russian
They are looking for mushrooms - they are scouring the forest. Russian
You can't cut down a tree in one go. Russian
The ant is not big, but it digs mountains. Russian
Having brewed the porridge, they don’t skimp on oil, and once they start the business, they don’t stop. Yakutskaya
One bee will not bring much honey.
One hand does not clap.
A good blacksmith can forge a frog.
The master's work is praised.
Flag in your hands!

Skillful hands do not know boredom.
There is safety in numbers.
It is useless to apply a pattern to water.
Even boots get in the way of a bad dancer.
The eyes chose it - the hands did it. Latvian
The eyes are scary, but the hands are doing. Russian
Don’t take on your own business, but don’t be lazy about yours! Russian
A raised spikelet means a bag of bread for the collective farm. Russian
If you dig a well deep, the water will stand high. Azerbaijani
Ingenuity stops water too. Yakutskaya
Think first, then start. Armenian
Try it on seven times, cut it once. Russian
To live without anything is only to smoke the sky.
Think slow, work fast. Latvian
To be held in high esteem, you must love your work.
You can't plow bread by running over.
Whatever the arable land, such is the brutality. Don't say what you did, but say what you did.
Don't say "hop" until you've jumped over.
Sweat flows, but the reaper takes his toll.

Before you start, think, but when you start, do.
Life is given for good deeds.
If you hurry, you will make people laugh.
A bad craftsman has a bad saw.
The sun paints the earth, and man's labor.
A bird is painted by its wings, but a person is painted by labor.
One bee will not produce enough honey.
People are not born with skill, but they are proud of the craft they have acquired.
The bee is small, and it works.
Such are the works, such are the fruits.
Sleeping a lot means not knowing anything.
The field loves work.
It’s not enough to want, you have to be able to.
A scientist without work is like a cloud without rain.
If you have patience, you will have skill.
As is the land, so is the bread.
He who hopes for heaven sits without bread.
The horse gets oats, and the land gets manure.
The cuckoo crowed - it's time to sow flax.
A frog with a voice is oats.
Oats love to go into the water at the right time.
The early fallow will give birth to wheat, and the late fallow will give birth to broom.
Rye feeds entirely, and wheat is optional.
The wolf's legs feed him.
He is not good who has a handsome face, but he is good who is good at business.
Dawn showers with gold.
Gold is not gold without being under the hammer.
Gold is learned through fire, man through work.
Strike while the iron is hot.
The ability to work is more valuable than gold.
If you miss time, you will lose the harvest.
The field is good with a friendly team.
If you lie around in the summer, you will run away with your bag in the winter.
He who made the lock will also make the key.
Labor feeds, but laziness spoils.
Finished the job - go for a walk safely. Russian
Every person is known in practice.
Where an ax does not take, ingenuity will take. Yakutskaya
You can do more with your mind than with strength alone. Latvian
Promised - do it, gave your word - fulfill it. Tajik
Strike while the iron is hot. Russian
Put off idleness, but don’t put off doing things. Russian
What is done today does not need to be taken care of tomorrow. Estonian
One “today” is better than two “tomorrows”. Russian
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Russian
Don't leave your morning work until the evening. Uzbek
The sooner you start, the sooner you get there. Russian
You get up early, you finish your work earlier. Turkmen
Prepare a sleigh in the summer and a cart in the winter. Komi-Permyak
Those who worked in the summer will sing in the fall. Nogai
The arc is not bent when it is harnessed. Komi-Permyak
What you can’t collect in summer, you won’t find in winter. Kabardinskaya
After the summer they don’t go into the forest to pick raspberries. Russian
After sowing barley, don’t wait for wheat. Turkmen
Walking and thinking about work is more difficult than doing it. Mari
Go for a walk and get a job. Belarusian
Time for business is time for fun. Russian
Done hastily - done for fun. Russian
A cat with mittens does not catch mice. Latvian
Shvets Danilo, whatever he sews, is rotten. Russian
No sickle will please the bad reaper. Kazakh
An unskillful hand spoils the matter. Abaza
An incompetent lumberjack makes the trees cry. Yakutskaya
A needle and thread get in the way of an inept seamstress. Yakutskaya
While the lazy one warms up, the diligent one returns from work.
The cook Daria has had an accident all day. Russian
A careless person does it twice. Tatar proverb
There is nothing to boast about if everything falls out of hand. Russian
A zealous mouse will chew through the board.
Soon the fairy tale is told, but not soon the deed is done.
An old horse does not spoil the furrow.
A free ruble is cheap, a gainful one is expensive.
The hard worker's work is on fire in his hands.
The work is menial, but the money is white.
A thousand vanities are of no use to the cause. Turkmen
Taking on everything means doing nothing. Russian
Disorder makes everything shaky.
His laziness has built a nest in his bosom.
From laziness I am overgrown with moss.
From laziness my lips sagged like pancakes.
Don't joke with the matter.
He drives like he's selling eggs.
It's good to watch the rowers from the shore.
There is so much work that the chickens are not pecking.
Hard labor.
I went to sell elephants.
Beat your thumbs.
The cat loves the fish, but I don’t want to get into the water.
Give him an egg, and a peeled one at that.
Work always gives, but laziness always takes.
He takes on everything, but not everything succeeds. Russian
Lamb is praised in the spring, and chicken in the fall.
He who starts a lot finishes little. Russian
The unfinished business will be covered in snow. Turkmen
And he forges, and blows, and he himself does not know what will happen. Russian folk proverb
If you hurry, you will make people laugh. Russian

Quickly rush to make people laugh. Belarusian
Do it quickly - redo it. Russian
Hasty work goes awry. Mari
It's easy to break, but hard to do. Chuvash
Thoughtfully conceived, but madly executed. Russian
And it’s ready, but stupid. Russian
A hut is not destroyed by shouting, and noise does not help matters. Russian
Those who do things at random should at least give up everything. Russian
You'll get it bitterly, but you'll eat it sweetly.
Perhaps it won’t improve your work, it won’t help you live. Mari
Now it's a walk and tomorrow it's a walk - you're shirtless. Russian
Lazy hands are no match for a smart head. Russian
Laziness is the mother of all misfortunes and vices. Chuvash
Little laziness will grow into big laziness. Tuvinskaya
Work is a matter of honor, be in first place in work. Russian
Every business is initiated by man, and is glorified by man. Russian
Too lazy to be lazy and take a spoon, not too lazy to eat dinner. Russian
Laziness slurps cabbage soup without salt. Russian
A quitter and a slacker - they have a holiday on Monday too. Russian
Every day is a holiday for the lazy. Tatar
The lazy person has no time for everything. Ukrainian
People plow, and we wave our hands. Ukrainian
They told the lazy man: “Close the door,” and he answered: “The wind will blow and close it.” Azerbaijani
The lazy man has seven holidays a week. Armenian
The cowardly and the lazy live in friendship. Russian
If you don't heat it, you won't get warm.
The mother instructed her daughter, and her daughter counted flies. Abaza
The lazy spinner doesn't even have a shirt for herself. Russian

Laziness, open the door, you'll burn!
- Even if I burn, I won’t open it!
Russian folk saying

The cat loves the fish, but I don’t want to get into the water. Ukrainian
I'm lazy and too lazy to get up. Buryat
I want to swallow it, but I’m too lazy to chew it. Russian
Give me an egg, peel it off, and put it in your mouth. Ukrainian
Hurry up, little apple, and fall into your mouth. Russian
A lazy person shows the way with his foot. Lithuanian
A mother has two young daughters, but there is no water in the bucket. Moldavian
The cart broke - I'm lazy for firewood. Turkmen
A lazy horse is not afraid of a club. Belarusian
In summer, do not lie in the shade so that the cow does not moo in winter. Armenian
As soon as you talk about business, the lazy person will get a headache. Armenian
If you want to find out who is lazy, let's go watering! Turkmen
From the mountain it’s far, up the mountain it’s high, there’s no better way. Ukrainian
A lazy person is good at making excuses. Yakutskaya
He would be happy to mow, but there is no one to wear the braid. Ukrainian
Oh, if there was a stove and a horse, and I would ride it, a good Cossack would come out. Ukrainian
A lazy person is healthy at food, but sick at work. Georgian
A quitter gets cold while working, warms up while eating. Mari
First for the spoon, last for the work. Lithuanian
Even if you don’t eat for three days, you still can’t get off the stove. Ukrainian
The good one gets to work, the bad one gets to food. Kazakh
At work, “oh,” but he eats for three. Ukrainian
The latecomer is eager to help before eating. Turkmen
Eating is fun, but working is boring. Russian
He eats for an ox and works for a mosquito. Ukrainian
They go to the pies, but run away from work. Moldavian
It’s not us for the work, it’s not us for the work, but you can’t find food or dance against us. Russian
We’ll eat and dance, but we won’t invade the arable land. Russian
Looking at someone else's work, you won't get enough. Russian
They plowed - he didn’t come, they sowed - he didn’t come, they reaped - he didn’t come, and when they started eating, he called himself his brother. Georgian
The little bread cries when the lazy man eats it. Lithuanian
The early bird cleans its sock, and the late bird cleans its eyes. Russian
He who is lazy is also sleepy. Ukrainian
Don’t be dashing in words and bad in work. Moldavian
A slacker will come and take you away from work. Turkmen
People reap, and we lie under the boundary. Russian
I'm lazy and the sun doesn't rise at the right time. Russian
Look not at the person, but at his deeds. Ukrainian
A bird is recognized in flight, a person - in his work. Armenian
Don't look at the face, but look at the action. Kyrgyz
Don't blame your neighbor when you sleep until lunchtime.
A person is recognized not by his speeches, but by his deeds. Chuvash
Don’t pull the nettle with someone else’s hands. Kabardinskaya
If you don't crack the nut, you won't even eat the kernel.
When you drink water, remember those who dug the well.
The swallow begins the day, and the nightingale ends.
If you love to ride, you also love to carry a sled.
A tree lives on water, a tree protects water too.
Breaking a tree takes a second, growing it takes years.
Will and labor give wonderful fruits.
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
To whom work is a burden, joy is unknown.
Put your mind and heart into your work, cherish every second of your work.
Work makes a person happy and beautiful.
He who sows the wind will reap the blizzard.
The mirror of a person is his work. Azerbaijani
To live without anything is only to smoke the sky. Russian
Don't blame your neighbor when you sleep until lunchtime.
The early bird cleans the sock, and the late bird cleans the eyes.
Whoever gets up early, God gives him.
The lazy Egorka always has excuses. Russian

Ulyana woke up neither late nor early:
Everyone comes home from work, and she’s right there.

Most likely, some of the presented sayings or proverbs about the benefits of work have been known to you since childhood from older relatives, related to work you learned at school, but most of them will pleasantly surprise children with their parents, because collected rare, unknown proverbs from different peoples of the world about human labor. Read, choose those that are relevant to you, memorize them, apply them in life with success and perseverance.