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“Telugu:
ఈ వూళ్లో పెద్దలు యెవరంటే తాళ్లు, దాతలు యెవరంటే చాకళ్లు”
English Translation:
When asked who were the great (men) in the village, he said “ The Pa1myras;” when asked who were the givers (of presents), he replied “The washermen.”A joke. The Palmyras (see No. 290) are the tallest trees, and the washermen give people back their clothes.

“Telugu:
ఆర్చేవారే గాని, తీర్చేవారు లేరు.”,”
,English Translation:
There are comforters but no real helpers.

“Telugu:
బ్రాహ్మణుని మీది సంధ్యా కోమటి మీది అప్పూ నిలవదు”
English Translation:
The prayers due by a Brahman will not remain [unsaid ], and the debt due by a Komati will not remain [unpaid].