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| Russian | English |
| насильно мил не будешь | love cannot be compelled (it is no use forcing your favours on anybody or trying to force a person to like you) |
| насильно мил не будешь | love cannot be forced (дословно: Силою любить не заставишь) |
| насильно мил не будешь | you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink |
| насильно мил не будешь | love cannot be ordered |
| насильно мил не будешь | love can neither be bought nor sold |
| насильно мил не будешь | you may lead a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink |
| насильно мил не будешь | fanned fires and forced love never did well yet |
| насильно мил не будешь | love cannot be forced (it is no use forcing your favours on anybody or trying to force a person to like you) |