| English | Russian |
| clothes count for first impressions | по одёжке встречают, а по уму провожают |
| clothes count for first impressions only | по одёжке встречают, а по уму провожают |
| first impressions are half the battle | встречают по одёжке, провожают по уму |
| first impressions are half the battle | по платью встречают, по уму провожают |
| first impressions are most lasting | встречают по одёжке, провожают по уму (you judge a person first by his looks and then, as you get to know him, by his inner qualities. used sometimes as advice to mean: one should better be dressed well for paying a visit to a place for the first time to make a good first impression) |
| first impressions are most lasting | первое впечатление самое сильное |
| first impressions are most lasting | по платью встречают, по уму провожают (you judge a person first by his looks and then, as you get to know him, by his inner qualities. used sometimes as advice to mean: one should better be dressed well for paying a visit to a place for the first time to make a good first impression) |
| white paper takes any impression | бумага всё терпит |
| youth and white paper take any impression | бумага всё терпит |
