Proverbs

[Kevin M Bray]

"Measure twice, cut once" is a fairly common expression.  In fact, I've
heard my father use it when woodworking.

Kevin Bray
MA Candidate
Centre for Russian and East European Studies
University of Toronto


On Friday, February 28, 2003, at 12:23 , Jennifer Day wrote:

>> A good one for "sem' raz otmer'..." with the same "sewing" motif might
>> be
>> "a stitch in time saves nine."
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