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“Telugu:
కప్పకు కాటూ, బ్రాహ్మణునికి పోటూ లేదు”
English Translation:
A frog never bites, a Brahman never fights.Said of a cowardly person.

“Telugu:
అంగట్లో బెల్లము గుళ్లో లింగానికి నైవేద్యము”
English Translation:
Offering the molasses in the bazar to the idol in the temple.Naivédyam is the ordinary oblation.Willing to be liberal at the expense of others. ​

“Telugu:
ఊరివాడికి కాటిభయం, పొరుగూరివాడికి నీటిభయం”
English Translation:
The inhabitant of the village is afraid of the cemetery; the stranger is afraid of the water. The inhabitant of the village has a superstitious dread of the burial or burning ground, and avoids it; but the stranger does not know its situation and walks through it. On the other hand, the villager knows the depth of the tank, and does not fear going into it, but the stranger is afraid to venture.No safe wading in an unknown water.