s lica vody ne pit'

[Valery Belyanin]

Den dobryj,
GG> S lica vody ne pit'
may mean something like the appearance of a person (his/her face) is not
he most important. it should not be the form of a jar or a cup
(_kruzhka_) or something from which you can drink water. and also:
do not look only at his/her face (it is supposed to be not
beautiful). The most important in a human being is his/her _dusha_.

That is what I always thought about it. And it is really archaic.
Yours truly, Valery Belyanin
Editor of www.textology.ru

Sunday, July 06, 2003, 1:05:18 PM, you wrote:
GG>     I am not quite sure what the pogovorka S lica vody ne pit' means. I have found it in
GG> Chekhov's story Horoshij konec (1887), but it may well come from Krylov, whom I cannot consult at the moment, since I am away from home.
GG> Can ayone help me out? Thank you
GG>         Giampaolo Gandolfo

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