ProverbPedia

“Telugu:
కులమింటి కోతి అయినా మేలు”
English Translation:
A monkey [-like wife] of good family is better [than a pretty wife of low origin].

“Telugu:
కుప్ప తగలబెట్టి పేలాలు వేయించుకొని తినేవాడు”
English Translation:
A man who sets fire to the whole heap and begins to eat parched grain.The work of a fool.

“Telugu:
చిన్నమూ కావలె, చిదరా కావలె, మేలిమీ కావలె, మెడ తిరగవలె”
English Translation:
The ornament must be one Chinnam or less in weight, of pure gold, and must go round the neck.A Chinnam is a weight equal to the ninth part of a pagoda (No. 614).Wishing to get a good thing and to pay little for it.