Russian Proverbs

 When the rich make war it's the poor that die.

 For a mad dog, seven versts (Russian mile) is not a long detour.

A letter does not blush (Epistula non erubescit -- Cicero, "Epistulae ad familiares")
 Literal: Paper will endure anything.

Appetite comes with eating.

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