#RussianProverb: A Bird Is Known by Its Flight

On By Sergey ArmeyskovIn Russian Art, Russian Sayings

Aleksey Savrasov - The Rooks Have Come Back, 1871.
Aleksey Savrasov – The Rooks Have Come Back, 1871.

Видна птица по полёту (vidná ptítsa po polyótu).

Literally: a bird is known by its flight.

English equivalents:
  • a tree is known by its fruit;
  • a bird may be known by its song.
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