| English | Russian |
| can't take it with you | с собой не заберёшь (поскольку богатство с собой не возьмёшь, когда умрёшь – наслаждайся им, пока жив) |
| it is better to give than to take | лучше давать, чем брать |
| let him take a spring tune on his own fiddle, and dance to it when he has done | вольному воля – спасённому рай |
| let him take a spring tune on his own fiddle, and dance to it when he has done | вольному воля |
| never take a stone to break an egg, when you can do it with the back of your knife | за мухой не угоняешься с обухом (igisheva) |
| never take a stone to break an egg, when you can do it with the back of your knife | за мухой – не с обухом, за комаром – не с кнутом (igisheva) |
| never take a stone to break an egg, when you can do it with the back of your knife | из пушки по воробьям не стреляют (igisheva) |
| never take a stone to break an egg, when you can do it with the back of your knife | за мухой не с обухом, за комаром не с топором (igisheva) |
| never take a stone to break an egg, when you can do it with the back of your knife | за мухой не с обухом, за комаром не с кнутом (igisheva) |
| never take a stone to break an egg, when you can do it with the back of your knife | орлом комара не травят (igisheva) |
| when you go for a trip which is one day long, it is bread for seven days you should take along | едешь на день, хлеба бери на неделю |
| you can't take back what you say once you've said it | слово не воробей: вылетит – не поймаешь |
| you can't take it with you | с собой не заберёшь (поскольку богатство с собой не возьмёшь, когда умрёшь – наслаждайся им, пока жив) |
