A word is not a sparrow. When it flies off you will not catch it.
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kybernetikos
on April 12, 2007
Слово не воробей - вылетит не поймаешь.
What a cool saying. Apologies if I've butchered the translation (I just took what Ivan FXS said and combined it with other translations on the web)
I'm like a word, I'll only fly away....
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it's an awesome saying, and the translation is poetic.