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“Telugu:
కుక్కను పెంచితే గండాయె కూటి కుండలకెల్లా చేటాయె”
English Translation:
If you rear up a dog, when it becomes big it will empty all your dishes.Put a snake into your bosom and when it is warm it will sting you.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
పిల్లిని చంకబెట్టుకొని పెండ్లికి వెళ్లినట్టు”
English Translation:
Going to a marriage with a cat under your arm.The cat is a bad omen.Transgressing the rules of society.

“Telugu:
ఒక్క చెయ్యి తట్టితే, చప్పుడు అవునా”
English Translation:
If you clap with one hand will there be any sound?Nothing can be done successfully by a single person.One man is no man. (Latin)Two heads are better than one.Hand washes hand, and finger finger. (Greek)

“Telugu:
ఏమీ లేని ఆకులు యెగసి పడితే, అన్నీవున్న ఆకులు అణిగి వుండినవి”
English Translation:
The leaf dishes which were empty rose up high; those that were full remained steady.( See Nos. 502, 1274.)The conceit of little knowledge, the humility of true learning.Shoal waters mak the maist din. (Scotch)