“Telugu: బట్టప్పు పొట్టప్పు నిలవదు”English Translation: Debts for food and clothing do not remain long unpaid. — Telugu Related Mantras “Telugu: ఎద్దు దున్నగా పిణుజు వొగిరించినది”English Translation: While the bullock was ploughing, the tick pulled and blew.Applied to a person who does little in assisting others but makes much of it.What a dust have I raised! quoth the fly upon the coach. “Telugu: కురూపి యేమి చేస్తున్నాడంటే, సురూపాలన్నీ లెక్కపెట్టుతున్నాడు”English Translation: When one enquired what the ugly man was doing, [he was told that] he was counting all the good looking people.An ugly person finds fault with the looks of others.The kiln calls the oven burnt house.The shovel makes game of the poker. (French.)The pan says to the pot “”keep off or you’ll smutch me.” (Italian) “Telugu: గుర్రము చచ్చినదిగాక గుంట తవ్వ వొక రూక”English Translation: In addition to the horse’s death, a fanam [must be paid] for digging a pit [to bury it in].Loss upon loss.After one loss come many. (French)