ProverbPedia

Telugu Proverb:
చెరుకా బెల్లము పెట్టమంటే పెట్టునా
English Translation:
If you ask the sugar-cane to give you molasses will it do so ?Strong measures must be used with stubborn folk.

Telugu Proverb:
చెరపకురా చెడేవు, వురకకురా పడేవు
English Translation:
Ruin not others, lest thou be ruined thyself; run not, lest thou fall.He falls into the pit who leads another into it. (Spanish.)

Telugu Proverb:
చెయ్యి చూపి అవలక్షణము అనిపించుకొన్నట్టు
English Translation:
Pointing with the hand, and being called a luckless fellow.Indiscreetly accusing a person openly of something which you are not able to prove.A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.Hear, see, and say nothing, if you wish to live in peace. (Italian)

Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పే వాడికి శిగ్గు లేకపోతే, వినేవాడికయినా వివేకము వద్దా
English Translation:
When the slanderer has no shame should not the bearer at least use discrimination ?Should he not swallow it cum grano salis ?Though the speaker be a fool let the hearer be wise. (Spanish.)Hear the other side, and believe little. (Italian)Every man’s tale is gude till anither's be tould. (Scotch)

Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పులు తొడుగుకొన్న వానికి లోకమంతా తోలుతో కప్పబడ్డట్టు తోస్తున్నది
English Translation:
To a man who Wears sandals the whole earth seems to be covered with leather.A man in comfortable circumstances does not realize the wants of others.

Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పుడు మాటలకన్నా తప్పుడు మాటలు నయము
English Translation:
Lies are better than backbiting.

Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పుకింది తేలు
English Translation:
A scorpion under a shoe.A ruffian under restraint.

Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పిన బుద్ధీ, కట్టిన చద్దీ నిలవదు.",
,English Translation: Advice given [ will be forgotten] ; and stale food tied up [in a bundle] will not keep.Advice whispered in the ear is worth a jeer.

Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పినంత చేశేవాడు శివునికన్నా వేరే యెవరూ లేరు
English Translation:
Besides Siva, there is no other who is as good as his Word.

Telugu Proverb:
చెడ్డ చేనికి యింటి వడ్లు పొంగలా
English Translation:
What! Offering the house-rice to a spoilt field ?Pongali is a preparation of rice ofl'ered to the fields after the harvest. In this case the crop had failed and the offering had to be made from the old store. It was therefore a needless ceremony.

Telugu Proverb:
చెడ్డ చేనికి మూడు మంచెలా
English Translation:
Will a field of withered corn require three watcher’s sheds ?To drive off the birds.

Telugu Proverb:
చెడి స్నేహితుని యింటికి వెళ్లవచ్చునుగాని, చెల్లెలి యింటికి వెళ్లకూడదు
English Translation:
When you are mined, you may go to your friend’s house, but not to your sisters.Friends are better in adversity than relations who envied you in prosperity.Friends are the nearest relations.Relationship gives rise to envy. (Latin)