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“Telugu:
జీవరత్నము యిత్తడిని పొదిగితే, రత్నానికి యేమి లోపము.”,”
,English Translation:
What does a fine ruby suffer by being set in brass ?The disgrace of putting a talented man in a mean situation attaches to the employer not to the employé.

“Telugu:
కట్టినవానికి వకయిల్లు అయితే కట్టనివానికి వెయ్యిండ్లు”
English Translation:
A man that has built a house has one house, a man that has built no house has a thousand houses.A man without a house can change his residence as often as he pleases.He who has no house of his own is every where at home. (spanish)

“Telugu:
తాను పెంచిన పొట్టేలు తన చేతనే చంపబడ్డట్టు”
English Translation:
Like the ram reared by one’s self being killed by one’s own hand.