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“Telugu Proverb:
తల్లిచస్తే కడుపు పెద్ద, తలమాస్తే కొప్పు పెద్ద”
— English Translation:
When the mother dies, a man’s gluttony is seen; when the head is dirty, [a woman’s] top-knot is large [and untidy].As long as the mother lives her son's greediness is concealed.

“Telugu Proverb:
తల్లి చనిపోతే తండ్రి పినతండ్రితో సమానము”
— English Translation:
When the mother dies, the father is equal to an uncle.He is not so affectionate as before.

“Telugu Proverb:
తల్లిగండము పిల్లగండము వున్నదిగాని మంత్రసాని గండము వున్నదా”
— English Translation:
Evil may be predicted to the mother or to the child, but Will any harm come to the midwife ?

“Telugu Proverb:
తల్లికి తగిన బిడ్డా, యింటికి తగిన పందిలి”
— English Translation:
A child worthy of its mother, a Pandili fit for the house.

“Telugu Proverb:
తల్లికి కానివాడు దాదికవునా”
— English Translation:
Will he who is disliked by his mother, be liked by his nurse ?

“Telugu Proverb:
తల్లికి కొట్టరా వసంతము”
— English Translation:
Throw scarlet water over your mother.

“Telugu Proverb:
తల్లికి కూడు పెట్టనివాడు తగుదు తగుదునని తగువు తీర్చ వచ్చినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like a man who neglects his mother coming with a bold face to settle a dispute between others.Shamefacedness.

“Telugu Proverb:
తల్లికడుపులో చొరకముందు దయ్యాలదేవత, భూమిలో పుట్టిన తర్వాత యమదేవత.",”
— ,English Translation:
Before he entered his mother’s womb he was the prince of devils; after he was born into the world he became the god of death.Said of a exceedingly wicked and relentlessly cruel man.

“Telugu Proverb:
తల్లి కడుపు చూచును, పెండ్లాము వీపు చూచును”
— English Translation:
The mother will look at his belly the wife at his back.The mother will look to see how her son fares, the wife to see what her husband has brought home for her.Come but come stooping.

“Telugu Proverb:
తలుపులు మింగేవానికి అప్పడాలు లొట లొటలు”
— English Translation:
Cakes are trifles to a man that swallows doors.

“Telugu Proverb:
తల్లి అయినా యేడవనిదీ పాలివ్వదు”
— English Translation:
Unless the child cries, even the mother will not give it suck.Nothing is got without asking. 'Lose nothing for asking.Asking costs little. (Italian)

“Telugu Proverb:
తలారి పగ తలతో తీరుతుంది”
— English Translation:
A Talari’s hate ends with one’s head.Talari is a village watchman.

“Telugu Proverb:
తలా తోకా లేని కథ, ముక్కూ ముఖము లేని పిల్ల”
— English Translation:
A story without head or tail, a child without nose or face.A story without a head. (Greek.)

“Telugu Proverb:
తలలు బోడులయితే తలపులు బోడులా”
— English Translation:
Their heads are clean shaven, but are their thoughts :clean also ?

“Telugu Proverb:
తల ప్రాణము తోకకు వచ్చినది”
— English Translation:
The life in a man’s head went into his tail.Applied to strenuous exertions made to accomplish a difficult task.

“Telugu Proverb:
తల తడిపిన మట్టుకు గిరిగే తీరవలెను”
— English Translation:
When the head has been wet, the shaving must be completed.When a man has commenced a business he must finish it himself.