“Telugu: కోవెల పోయి కొమ్మ యెక్కినట్టు”English Translation: When the cuckoo flew it only mounted a branch. — Telugu Related Mantras “Telugu: కత్తిపోటు తప్పినా కలంపోటు తప్పదు”English Translation: Though the stab of the sword may fail, the stab of the pen will not fail. “Telugu: ఉల్లి ముట్టనిదీ వాసనరాదు”English Translation: Unless you had touched the garlick [your fingers] would not have smelt.If you had not meddled with a bad business you would not have got a bad name.He who touches pitch defiles himself. (Italian) “Telugu: అడవి వుశిరికకాయ, సముద్రపు వుప్పు కలిశినట్టు.”,”,English Translation: Like salt from the sea being mixed with Emblic Myrobalan grown in the [ distant] jungle.Usirikakaya is the Emblica Offleinalis.Used with reference to an advantage gained by an unlocked for coincidence.