ProverbPedia

“Tamil:
அத்திப்பூவை ஆர் அறிவார்கள்?”
English Translation:
Who ever saw the flower of a fig-tree?,

“Tamil:
அடுக்குகிற அருமை தெரியுமா உடைக்கிற நாய்க்கு?”
English Translation:
Does the dog that breaks (the cooking pots) know how difficult it is to arrange them?Used when a heedless clumsy person has disarranged or spoiled some cherished work on which great pains had been bestowed.,

“Tamil:
எழுத்து அறிந்த மன்னன் கிழித்து எறிந்தான் ஓலையை.”
English Translation:
The king who had learnt his letters tore and threw away his ola. : It would appear that the two preceding proverbs relate to persons who suppose that ability to read supercedes all records.,