A healthy mind in a healthy body is a continuation of the proverb. Continuation of “incomplete” proverbs

Catchphrases familiar from childhood, it turns out, can be longer and have a completely different meaning. Some of those proverbs and sayings that have been known to us for many years were not quite the same in the original. Or they became not quite the same over time. Oral folk art was rarely written down before and, passing from one generation to another, it could lose some part and be transformed semantically.

And sometimes their meaning was changed over the centuries by our contemporaries, adapting them to their mood or new realities. This material contains 50 proverbs and sayings that were actually longer or became longer more recently.

Grandma was wondering and said in two ways: either it will rain or it will snow, either it will happen or not.

Poverty is not a vice, but much worse.

A healthy mind in a healthy body is a rare blessing.

You're as lucky as a drowned man on Saturday - you don't have to heat the bathhouse.

A raven will not peck out a crow's eye, but will peck it out and not pull it out.

It was smooth on paper, but they forgot about the ravines and walked along them.

Goal is like a falcon, and sharp as an axe.

Hunger is not an aunt, she won’t bring you a pie.

The lip is not a fool, the tongue is not a shovel.

Two boots in a pair, both left.

Even if a fool likes a stake, he puts two of his own.

A girl's shame reaches the threshold, she crosses it and forgets.

A spoon is on its way to dinner, and then at least for a bench.

For a beaten person they give two unbeaten ones, but they don’t take much.

If you chase two hares, you won’t catch a single wild boar.

The hare's legs are worn. The wolf's teeth are fed, the fox's tail is protected.

It’s time for business and time for fun.

The mosquito will not knock down the horse until the bear helps.

Whoever remembers the old is out of sight, and whoever forgets is both.

The hen pecks every grain, and the whole yard is covered in droppings.

Bad luck is the beginning - there is a hole, there will be a gap.

Young people scold - they have fun, and old people scold - they get angry.

Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf, get up early and start your own.

It's not all Maslenitsa, there will be Lent.

The woodpecker is not sad that he cannot sing; the whole forest can already hear him.

Neither fish, nor meat, nor caftan, nor cassock.

A new broom sweeps in a new way, but when it breaks, it lies under the bench.

Alone in the field is not a warrior, but a traveler.

Horses die from work, but people grow stronger.

It's a double-edged sword, it hits here and there.

Repetition is the mother of learning, the consolation of fools.

For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is up to his ears.

The dust is a column, the smoke is a rocker, but the hut is not heated, not swept.

Work is not a wolf, it won’t run away into the forest, that’s why it must be done, damn it.

Grow big, but don't be a noodle, stretch a mile, but don't be simple.

The hand washes the hand, but both itch.

The fisherman sees the fisherman from afar, so he avoids them.

If you get along with a bee, you'll get honey; if you get along with a beetle, you'll end up in manure.

The dog lies in the hay, does not eat itself and does not give it to the cattle.

They ate the dog and choked on its tail.

An old horse will not spoil the furrows, and it will not plow deep.

Fear has big eyes, but they see nothing.

The ward is crazy, but the key is lost.

Bread on the table - and the table is a throne, but not a piece of bread - and the table is a board.

Miracles in a sieve - there are many holes, but nowhere to jump out.

All right, but the knot is here.

My tongue is my enemy, it prowls before the mind, looking for trouble.

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Using well-known words in your speech catchphrases, for example from literary classics or popular films, we often don’t even finish them. Firstly, most often we see from the face of the interlocutor that we read the same books and watched the same films, and it is clear to us that we understood each other. Secondly, many phrases are so recognizable to everyone that the second half of them has not been said for a long time. But another generation will come and will think that all wisdom is only in this short phrase, not knowing about its understatement, losing its original meaning! This happened with many Russian sayings and proverbs. We pronounce them, thinking that their meaning is clear to us from the cradle, but... Apparently, our ancestors also did not bother to finish them, leaving us as a legacy only their first halves...

Russian proverbs and sayings are centuries-old folk wisdom, sharply honed, sometimes even evil. It turns out that not all of them carry the grain that our ancestors put into them - either it is smaller or of a different variety. And all because of the lost ending!

Sometimes the meaning of such a truncated saying is not only lost, but also completely incomprehensible. But the Russian people did not waste their words! You just need to find and return these lost grains of wisdom and understand all the charm and sharpness of folk thought!

Let's try to look for the original meaning by returning the endings to the proverbs. Let's start with proverbs that have lost only part of their meaning: everything seems to be correct, but something is missing, something is unsaid.

Hunger is not my aunt won't bring you a pie.

Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf, Get up early and start your own business.

Take it out and put it down; give birth, give it to me.

The spool is small, but expensive; The stump is large and rotten.

Young people scold and amuse themselves, and the old people scold and rage.

Everything is clear with these proverbs - there is only some inconsistency in them, and the returned part strengthens the meaning of folk wisdom. It is more difficult with those proverbs and sayings, the meaning of which has completely changed with the loss of their second part!

How often have we heard from adults in childhood: "A healthy mind in a healthy body!"? It seems that the meaning is beyond doubt, and we repeat the same thing to our children, for example, forcing them to do morning exercises. But originally it sounded like this: “A healthy mind in a healthy body is a rare occurrence.” That's exactly what he wrote Decimus Junius Juvenal, Roman satirist poet, in his Satires. This is what it means to take words out of context, which many people abuse nowadays. The meaning, it turns out, was completely different!

The drunken sea is knee-deep– it’s clear that a drunk person doesn’t care about anything, but in reality? The drunken sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is head over heels.

Crazy room! This means he is a very smart person, and his opinion is worth listening to. What if we return the ending? Uma chamber, yes the key is lost!

Repetition is the mother of learning! Well, what other meaning could there be? And you ask Ovid, these are his words: "Repetition is the mother of learning and the refuge of donkeys (the comfort of fools)."

The meaning of many proverbs without their missing part is completely unclear! Why would this be said: " Lucky as a drowned man." But if you restore the entire text, then everything will fall into place:

How lucky Saturday to the drowned man - There is no need to heat the bathhouse! So luck is only on the side of those who drowned on Saturday - they won’t have to heat the bathhouse, saving money on the household!

The chicken pecks at the grain - that is, every task is done little by little , but return the ending and everything will appear in a different light . The chicken pecks at the grain , and the whole yard is covered in droppings!

As soon as new management appears at work and starts innovations, someone is sure to say: "A new broom sweeps in a new way!" But the whole point is in the second half: "A new broom sweeps in a new way, and when it breaks, it’s lying under the bench.”

When, for example, previously unknown like-minded people meet, who are passionate about the same thing or people of the same profession, they say : "A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar." But in reality it was: "A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar, That’s why he avoids it.” After all, where one is already fishing, the other has nothing to do!

Great is our language and the wisdom of our people. Directly miracles in a sieve, and that's all! More precisely: Miracles in a sieve: There are a lot of holes, but nowhere to jump out.

Neither fish, nor meat, [neither caftan, nor cassock].
Two boots in a pair, [both left].
At least the fool has a lot of fun, [he puts two of his own].
The hand washes the hand, [and they both itch].
Lucky as a [Saturday] drowned man [no need to heat the bathhouse].
A raven won’t peck out a crow’s eye [and it will peck it out and not pull it out].
Hunger is not an auntie [she won’t bring you a pie].
For a beaten person they give two unbeaten ones [but they don’t take too much].
If you chase two hares, you won’t catch a single [boar].
Whoever remembers the old is out of sight [and whoever forgets is both].
The hen pecks every grain [and the whole yard is covered in droppings].

The young people scold and are amused [and the old people scold and get angry].
A new broom sweeps in a new way [and when it breaks, it lies under the bench].
Alone in the field is not a warrior [but a traveler].
Horses die from work [and people grow stronger].
The drunken sea is knee-deep [and the puddle is up to his ears].

A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar [that’s why he avoids them].
An old horse will not spoil the furrows [and will not plow deeply].
Fear has big eyes [but they don’t see anything].
Miracles in a sieve [there are many holes, but nowhere to jump out].
It's hidden [and the knot is here].
My tongue is my enemy [it prowls before the mind, seeks trouble].
You can’t hide an awl in a bag [you can’t hide a girl under lock and key].
My tongue is my enemy [it prowls before the mind, seeks trouble].
Chickens don't eat money [no money, and no chickens].
A spoon is on its way to dinner [and then at least under a bench].
A healthy mind in a healthy body [is rare].
All men are brothers [like Cain and Abel].
Horses die from work [and people grow stronger].
The master is afraid of the work [and another master is afraid of the work].
Pound the water in a mortar [there will be water].
The dog is in the hay [doesn’t eat itself and doesn’t give it to the cattle].
Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf [but get up earlier and start your own].
Uma chamber [yes the key is lost].
It went through fire, water and copper pipes [yet hit the devil in the teeth].
Where it’s thin, that’s where it breaks [where it’s bad, that’s where it gets torn].
Lucky as a drowned man [swimmed and swam, and drowned on the shore].
A friend is known in trouble [like gold in fire].
Two boots in a pair [yes, both on one foot].
In this case, he ate the dog [and choked on his tail].
There is a black sheep in a family [and because of the freak, everything is not pleasing].
Dust is a column, smoke is a rocker [but the hut is not heated, not swept].
Goal like a falcon [and sharp like a razor].
Know our [last penny - edgewise].
It’s not all Maslenitsa [there will be Lent].
It's a double-edged sword [it hits here and there].
With your prayers [we prop ourselves up like poles].
It’s young and green [ordered to take a walk].
The lip is not a fool [the tongue is not a shovel].
My mouth is full of trouble [and there is nothing to bite].
It's a dog's life [you need to lie, but there's nothing to eat].
Bad luck is the beginning [there is a hole, there will be a gap].
The grave will correct the hunchback [and the stubborn one - a club].
Repetition is the mother of learning [and a haven for fools].

We all know many proverbs, but often we do not realize that they have a continuation. Sometimes it was lost in the depths of centuries, sometimes it was invented by some witty person for a well-known proverb, but, one way or another, often it is it that reveals a new meaning to an old truth. And sometimes this continuation exists in several versions, which turn a well-known idea into a completely different direction... This is what I have managed to find so far, although there are probably many more such examples.

Grandmother was wondering, and said in two: Either it’s raining or it’s snowing, or it’s going to happen, or it’s not going to happen.

Poverty is not a vice and much worse / and twice as bad.

A healthy mind in a healthy body - rare luck / rare occurrence / rarity.

Lucky as a drowned man on Saturday, - there is no need to heat the bathhouse.

The raven will not peck out the crow's eyes, and he’ll peck it out, but won’t pull it out.

It was smooth on paper, but they forgot about the ravines and walked along them.

Goal like a falcon and as sharp as an ax.

Hunger is not an aunt, but a dear mother.
Hunger is not an aunt - you can't drive me into the forest.
Hunger is not an aunt - won’t slip / won’t offer a pie.
The lip is not stupid the tongue is not a shovel - it knows where it’s sweet.
Two boots in a pair yes both left / yes both on one leg.

Girlish shame - to the threshold, stepped over and forgot.

The master's work is afraid, and another master of the matter.

The road is a spoon for dinner, and there at least under the bench.
At least it's fun for a fool, he puts his two.
Wait for the sense putting your teeth on the shelf!

For a beaten person they give two unbeaten ones, it doesn't hurt to take it.

If you chase two hares, you won’t catch a single wild boar.

The hare's legs are worn, the wolf's teeth are fed, the fox's tail is protected. (This is a complete version of the well-known proverb “The legs feed the wolf.”)

And eat the fish and take a ride on a taratayka.

A mosquito won't knock down a horse, until the bear helps.
Kopeck edgewise will seem like a ruble.
Whoever remembers the old, out of sight / out of sight, and whoever forgets the old - both (out).

The hen pecks at the grain, and the whole yard is covered in droppings.

It's a bad start, and then the end is near.
Bad luck beginning: there is a hole, there will be a hole.

Love is evil - you will love a goat, and the goats take advantage of it.

It’s young and green, it’s advisable to take a walk.

The young people scold - (only) amuse themselves, and the old people scold and rage.

Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf, get up early and get started.

Our business is small / veal: I ate and went to the nook.
Not everything is Maslenitsa for the cat, there will be a fast / there will be a great post.

The woodpecker is not sad that he cannot sing, the whole forest can already hear him.
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs, eat smoked/baked shit. (I apologize, but you can’t throw out the words from a proverb, just like from a song.)
Neither fish nor meat neither caftan nor cassock.

A new broom sweeps in a new way, and when it breaks, it’s lying under the bench.

Alone in the field is not a warrior, but a traveler.

The horses are dying from work, and people are getting stronger.

It's a double-edged sword, it hits here and there.
The rooster thought too marry the cook, but end up in the soup.
Repetition is the mother of learning, a consolation for fools / and a refuge for the lazy.

Dust in a column, smoke in a rocker, but the hut is not heated, not swept.
A drunk is knee-deep in the sea, and he will choke in a puddle.
The drunken sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is up to your ears / up to your head.

Work is not a wolf, it won’t run away into the forest, That’s why it’s necessary to do it, damn it.

Grow big, don't be a noodle stretch a mile, don't be simple.
A hand washes a hand, a thief covers a thief.
The hand washes the hand, but both itch.

A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar, that's why he avoids it.

If you get along with the bee, you'll get some honey, If you get in touch with a beetle, you'll end up in manure.

Seven troubles - one answer, eighth problem - nowhere at all.
God helps the brave and the devil shakes a drunk.

God owns the brave and the devil shakes drunk.

Dog in the manger lies there, doesn’t eat herself and doesn’t give it to the cattle.
Ate the dog (yes only) choked on his tail.
A Dog's Life: you need to lie, but there is nothing to eat.
An old horse will not spoil the furrow, but it plows shallowly / and it doesn’t plow deeply / but it plows shallowly.

Fear has big eyes, they don't see anything.
I'm crazy, but the key is lost.
Bread (salt) on the table - and the table is a throne, and not a piece of bread - and the table is board.

Trouble - mouth full, and there's nothing to bite.
Miracles in a sieve - everything is in holes, but no water spills.
Miracles in a sieve - there are a lot of holes, but there is nowhere to get out / and there is nowhere to jump out.

All right, but the knot is here.
I am not me, and the horse is not mine, and I am not the cab driver.

My tongue is my enemy: speaks before the mind.

My tongue is my enemy, before the mind prowls, seeks troubles.

(Based on Internet materials)

1. Appetite comes with eating, and greed - during appetite.

2. Grandma I was wondering, said in two, Either it’s raining or it’s snowing, or it’s going to happen, or it’s not going to happen.

3. Poverty is not a vice, and misfortune.

4. A healthy mind in a healthy body - rare luck.

5. Every family has its black sheep, and because of the freak, everything is not pleasing.

6. How lucky Saturday to the drowned man - there is no need to heat the bathhouse.

7. A raven will not peck out a crow’s eye, and he’ll peck it out, but won’t pull it out.

8. Everyone seeks the truth, not everyone does it.

9. Where it’s thin, that’s where it breaks, where it’s thick, it’s layered there.

10. It was smooth on paper, Yes, they forgot about the ravines, and walk along them.

11. Goal like a falcon, and as sharp as an ax.

12. Hunger is not a thing, won't bring you a pie.

13. The grave will correct the hunchback, and the stubborn one is a cudgel.

14. The lip is not a fool, the tongue is not a shovel: they know what is bitter and what is sweet.

15. Two boots in a pair, yes both left.

16. Two are waiting for the third, and seven do not wait for one.

17. Girlish shame - to the threshold, stepped over and forgot.

18. The master’s work is afraid, and another master of the matter.

19. The road is a spoon for dinner, and there at least under the bench.

20. No law is written for fools, if it is written, then it is not read, if it is read, then it is not understood, if it is understood, then it is not so.

21. We live, we chew bread, and sometimes we add salt.

22. For a beaten person they give two unbeaten ones, it doesn't hurt to take it.

23. If you chase two hares, you won’t get any wild boar you won't catch it.

24. There is fun overseas, but alien, and we have both grief and our own.

25. The hare's legs are carried, The wolf's teeth are fed, the fox's tail is protected.

26. AND it's time, And fun time.

27. And the blind horse carries when a sighted person sits on a cart.

28. A mosquito won’t knock down a horse, until the bear helps.

29. Whoever remembers the old is out of sight, and whoever forgets - both.

30. The hen pecks at the grain, and the whole yard is covered in droppings.

31. Dashing trouble has begun, and the end is near.

32. Dashing trouble initiative - there is a hole, there will be a gap.

33. Young people scold and amuse themselves, and the old people scold and rage.

34. They carry water to (offended) angry people, and they ride the good ones themselves.

35. Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf, get up early and get started.

36. Not everything is Maslenitsa for the cat, there will be a post.

37. The woodpecker is not sad that he cannot sing, the whole forest can already hear him.

38. Neither fish nor meat, neither caftan nor cassock.

39. A new broom sweeps in a new way, and when it breaks, it’s lying under the bench.

40. One in the field is not a warrior, and the traveler.

41. The horses are dying from work, and people are getting stronger.

42. Oats don't make horses roam, but they do not seek good from good.

43. Double-edged sword hits here and there.

44. Repetition is the mother of learning, consolation for fools.

45. Repetition is the mother of learning and a refuge for lazy people.

46. ​​Water does not flow under a lying stone, but under the rolling one - he doesn’t have time.

47. The drunken sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is head over heels.

48. Dust in a column, smoke in a rocker, but the hut is not heated, not swept.

49. Work is not a wolf, it won’t run into the forest, That’s why it’s necessary to do it, damn it.

50. Grow big, but don’t be a noodle, stretch a mile, don't be simple.

51. A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar, that's why he avoids it.

52. A hand washes a hand, yes they both itch.

53. If you get along with a bee, you’ll get some honey, If you get in touch with a beetle, you'll end up in manure.

54. Your eye is a diamond, and the stranger is glass.

55. Seven troubles - one answer, eighth problem - nowhere at all.

56. The bullet is afraid of the brave, and he’ll find a coward in the bushes.

57. Dog in the manger lies there, doesn’t eat on her own and doesn’t give it to the cattle.

58. The dog was eaten choked on their tail.

59. Old age is not a joy, If you sit down, you won’t get up; if you run, you won’t stop..

60. An old horse will not spoil the furrow, and it won’t plow deep.

62. Fear has big eyes, they don't see anything.

63. If you hit one cheek, turn the other one, but don't let yourself get hit.

64. Uma chamber, yes the key is lost.

65. Bread on the table - and the table is a throne, and not a piece of bread - and the table is board.