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• Fair and soft (softly) goes far /in a day/ - Добрые слова лучше мягкого пирога (Д)• Fair and softly go far in a day - Добрые слова лучше мягкого пирога (Д)• Fair and the foul, by dark are like store (The) - Ночью все кошки серы (H)• Fair is not fair, but that which pleases - Каждому своя милая - самая красивая (K), Не красивая красива, а любимая (H), Не по хорошему мил, а по милу хорош (H), Полюбится сова - не надо райской птички (П)• Fair thing full false - И гладок, да гадок (И), С личика - яичко, а внутри - болтун (C)• Fair without and false (foul) within - На вид пригож, а внутри на черта похож (H), Не стоит гроша, да походка хороша (H), Рыбка золотая, да внутри гнилая (P), Сверху мило, снизу гнило (C), С личика - яичко, а внутри - болтун (C)• Fair without, foul within - Рубашка бела, да душа черна (P), Рыбка золотая, да внутри гнилая (P), С личика - яичко, а внутри - болтун (C)• There is many a fair thing full false - Сверху мило, снизу гнило (C) -
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1) General subject: slow and steady wins the race, slow and sure (Верещагин), slow but steady wins the race2) Set phrase: fair and softly goes far (the less we hurry, the more likely we are to succeed in achieving our aim, take your time), haste makes waste, hasty climbers have sudden falls, make haste slowly, make haste slowly (дословно: Торопись медленно), more haste, less speed, more haste, worse speed, slow and steady wins the race (дословно: Медленно и верно, и победа за тобой), slow and sure (or steady) wins the race, slow but sure, slow but sure (or steady) wins the race, slowly but surely, step by step one goes far, the furthest way about (or round) is the shortest (or nearest) way home, the longest way about (or round) is the shortest (or nearest) way home, the more (in) haste, the less (in) speedУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > тише едешь, дальше будешь
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3 Добрые слова лучше мягкого пирога
See Ласковое слово не трудно, да споро (Л)Var.: Добрые слова лучше сладкого пирогаCf: All doors /are/ open to courtesy (Br.). Fair and soft (softly) goes far / in a day/ (Br.). Fair and softly go far in a day (Am.). Fair words make the pot boil (Am.). A kind word goes a long way (Am.). A kind word is never lost (Br.). Mouth civility is no great pains but may turn to a good account (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Добрые слова лучше мягкого пирога
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