In the high school program there is a poem inthe prose of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev "Russian language". There is such a line there: “O great, mighty, truthful and free Russian language”. Something in this proposal seemed to our people, burdened by universal literacy, close, and he took it into service, however, slightly cutting it down. This is how the saying appeared: “The great and mighty Russian language”. Basically, this phrase is pronounced in an ironic context: in the event that someone made a mistake in the pronunciation of a word, in the construction of a sentence, and so on. And it becomes clear to everyone what this is about. That is, the poetic line has become a proverb - a kind of turn of speech with humorous overtones. But if we conclude at the end, for example: “The great and mighty Russian language, therefore, we need to use them skillfully,” then we will have a proverb.
Proverbs and sayings - the bridge in past centuries
In all languages, without exception, there are proverbs andsayings: about laziness, about work, about skills, about observations, in general, about everything that happens with us and with the world around. They took shape over many generations and through the millennia carry us the wisdom of our ancestors. By them it is possible to understand how our great-grandfathers treated this or that phenomenon.
For example, we all know, without exception, laziness.Some struggle with it, and sometimes successfully, others give in to it - and also reach certain heights in this matter. Of course, the traces of this struggle could not but be reflected in the folklore of the people. As a result, there are numerous sayings about laziness. Some of them are well known to all, but do we understand them correctly? Let's figure it out.
Sayings about laziness and work
We all know the saying:"From work horses die." In the original full version, in the form of a proverb, it looked like this: "From work, horses die, and people get stronger." It is not difficult to see that the meaning of the saying and proverbs is the opposite.
The saying goes that you don’t need to work,because it is a difficult and ungrateful occupation, even such hardy animals as horses cannot bear it. The proverb explains that it is necessary to work, because a person (unlike an animal that is unable to understand the meaning and significance of labor) from this becomes healthier and stronger.
Let's look at some sayings about laziness.For example: "The work of others is a small hassle." Although here it is not explicitly said about laziness, but it is meant: when someone else works, we can relax and not know the hassle. Right? No not like this. Here we are talking about something else: if you need to replace a comrade at work, then you should not be afraid to overwork, because this is a good thing, and you should not take it as additional trouble and burden.
Old values of familiar expressions
There are other sayings about laziness. “To beat the thumbs”, for example. We use this turn in the meaning of "lazy, do nothing." But initially the meaning of this saying was different.
Baklusha is a blank for a wooden spoon.She represented an ordinary chock, chipped from a log. Such work did not require great skill, therefore she was entrusted by the masters to assistants - apprentices. And it was called this simple task "to beat baklushi". Consequently, the saying speaks not about idleness, but about uncomplicated work.
Since we remember the sayings about laziness here, if notvoice: "Work is not a wolf - will not run away into the forest." That is, no need to hurry, the work will wait for when we get together - then we will do it. But if we finish this phrase as it was thought up by our ancestors, then we will get the following: “Work is not a wolf - it will not run away into the forest, that's why it will be done”. That is, the conclusion is the opposite - do not pull, but the matter still does not go anywhere, so it’s better to do it without delay.
So what is the conclusion from all this? Folk wisdom says: do not be lazy - it's a sin. We need to work ourselves and our neighbors to help - and then everything will be fine with us.
