ProverbPedia

“Tamil:
கண்ணும் கருத்தும் உள்ளபோதே காணோம் அதன் பின்பு என்ன கிடைக்கும் ?”
English Translation:
We do not realize it when the eye and mind are unimpaired; what may we expect to gain afterwards?,

“Tamil:
பசுவை விற்றாற் கன்றுக்கு வழக்கா?”
“English Translation:
Having sold the cow, is there a dispute about the calf?”,

“Tamil:
நித்தியம் கிடைக்குமா அமாவாசைச் சோறு?”
“English Translation:
May new moon fare be expected daily?The proverb refers to the ceremonies which are performed, at the period of the new moon, in honour of deceased ancestors. On these occasions the household eat only once during the day, but the food is of a superior kind and prepared with great care in cooking utensils that are kept for sacred purposes. If a brahman be present he offers oblations of sesamum grain and water to the manes of the dead, naming each in order as fur back as the third generation.In some parts of India ceremonies supposed to affect the state of the dead are performed no less than ninety-six times every year. The ceremonies of the Ancient Romans of like kind are hinted at by Virgil and Horace as is known to the classical student.”,