Москва слезам не верит

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you can't move Moscow with tears; Moscow is not to be taken in by tears; Moscow has no faith in tears; Moscow does not believe in tears

Из всей мастерской только Жихарев был в Москве, о которой он говорил внушительно и хмуро: - Москва слезам не верит, там гляди в оба! (М. Горький, В людях) — Zhikharev alone, of all those in the workshop, had been to Moscow, and he always spoke about it with an impressive frown: 'Moscow's not to be taken in by tears. You have to keep your eyes open there!'

- Ну вот те на... Выпейте-ка, выпейте-ка водички. И не плачьте. Деды наши говорили: Москва слезам не верит. Увы, милая моя, не верит и до сих пор. (Б. Полевой, Анюта) — 'Come, come now... Have some water, and don't cry. Our grandfathers used to say, Moscow has no faith in tears. Alas, my dear, it still hasn't.'

Безруков. Перед войной мне вот такой же лейтенант... говорил: "Факты, нужны факты! Эмоции к делу не пришьёшь. Москва слезам не верит". (М. Шатров, Диктатура совести) — Bezrukov. Before the war a lieutenant like you said to me, 'We need facts! Facts! You can't put emotions into a file. Moscow doesn't believe in tears.'