Russian proverb

Gossip needs no carriage.

It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.

To live is well, but to live well is better

A kind word is like a spring day.

There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.

Do not spit in the well - you may be thirsty by and by.

A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.

- Russian proverb