Russian saying

[Kirill Sereda]

Although the principle itself is pretty universal, it does not seem to
belong to the core of Russian _linguistic_ mentality. At least I myself
cannot think of any sayings, proverbs, etc. that would resemble it in
Russian --- it doesn't mean you cannot dig up an obscure example
somewhere; it is simply not a central idea in the language.  For
example, a website dealing with starting a small business in Russia did
not use a Russian expression, instead, it had to use a translation of a
Japanese one (DERU KUGI WA UTARERU: The nail that sticks out gets
pounded):

http://delo.lazaward.ru/biblioteka/metabiz/pages/31/ "Но наша
государственная система действует по старому японскому принципу:
<Торчащие гвозди забивают ударами молотка>." 

If there were a good Russian expression, they would have used it.

Kirill

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Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian saying


I wonder if anyone knows a Russian (or other Slavic)
expression to the effect that a shaft of wheat that
stands too high gets cut?

Thanks!

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Ann Komaromi
Russian Section, Dept of Modern Languages and Literatures Swarthmore
College 500 College Avenue Swarthmore PA 19081
(610) 328-8158

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