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“Telugu:
ఇంటికన్నా గుడి పదిలము”
English Translation:
The temple is stronger than the house.Said by a ruined man who had been obliged to take refuge in a temple, but pretended that he had gone there for the safety of his property.Make a virtue of necessity.

“Telugu:
ఏనుగ మింగిన వెలగ పండు వత్తు”
English Translation:
Like a wood-apple swallowed by the elephant.It is swallowed whole, and is said to be found afterwards empty though unbroken.Said of a person in an influential position who does not benefit others.

“Telugu:
దొంగలు తోలిన గొడ్డు యే రేవున దాటినా వకటే”
English Translation:
It matters not which ford was crossed by the stolen ox.When one suffers a. loss the cause matters little.