Famous sayings from Krylov's fables
The top 3 according to 24 votes from people: The weak are always to blame in the eyes of the strong. · An obliging fool is more dangerous than an enemy. · And the casket simply opened.. (Updated Feb 27, 2024.)
'And Vaska listens and keeps eating', 'And the casket simply opened', 'And the cart is still there': lines from Ivan Krylov's fables that long ago became proverbs, with the fable's name.
Automatically translated (original in Русский). See the original
Top 13
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The weak are always to blame in the eyes of the strong.
The Wolf and the Lamb, 1808.
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An obliging fool is more dangerous than an enemy.
The Hermit and the Bear, 1807.
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And the casket simply opened.
The Casket, 1807.
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4
You sang all summer? Very well: now go and dance!
The Dragonfly and the Ant, 1808.
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And the cart is still there to this day.
The Swan, the Pike and the Crayfish, 1814.
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However useful a thing may be, the ignorant, not knowing its worth, will always run it down.
The Monkey and the Glasses, 1815.
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You're guilty simply because I'm hungry.
The Wolf and the Lamb, 1808.
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However you sit, my friends, you're still no musicians.
The Quartet, 1811.
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When partners can't agree, their work will never go right.
The Swan, the Pike and the Crayfish, 1814.
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10
Instead of counting the gossips, wouldn't it be better, dear, to look at yourself?
The Mirror and the Monkey, 1815.
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'Where the shepherd's a fool, so are the dogs.'
The Wolf and the Wolf Cub, 1811.
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12
Trouble comes when the cobbler starts baking pies and the pie-maker stitching boots.
The Pike and the Cat, 1813.
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And Vaska listens and keeps eating.
The Cat and the Cook.
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