| Russian | English |
| всякому зерну своя борозда | every bullet has its billet |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | the devil knows many things because he is old |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | old porridge is sooner heated than new made |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | good broth may be made in an old pot |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | old pottage is sooner heated than new made |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | there is many a good tune played on an old fiddle |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | old wood is best to burn, old horse to ride, old books to read, and old wine to drink (contrast: when bees are old, they yield no honey. a cracked bell can never sound well) |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | an old ox makes a straight furrow (what an experienced old person says he will do, will be done well) |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | an old horse doesn't spoil the furrows |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | an old horse makes a straight furrow |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | the best wine comes out of an old vessel |
| старый конь борозды не испортит | there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle |
| старый конь борозды не портит | the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune |
| старый конь борозды не портит | the devil knows many things because he is old |
| старый конь борозды не портит | old porridge is sooner heated than new made |
| старый конь борозды не портит | the best wine comes out of an old vessel |
| старый конь борозды не портит | an old horse makes a straight furrow |
| старый конь борозды не портит | an old horse doesn't spoil the furrows |
| старый конь борозды не портит | old wood is best to burn, old horse to ride, old books to read, and old wine to drink (contrast: when bees are old, they yield no honey. a cracked bell can never sound well) |
| старый конь борозды не портит | old pottage is sooner heated than new made |
| старый конь борозды не портит | good broth may be made in an old pot |
| старый конь борозды не портит | there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle |
| старый конь борозды не портит | an old ox makes a straight furrow (what an experienced old person says he will do, will be done well) |
