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Telugu Proverb:
కొండ తలకింద బెట్టుకొని రాళ్లు వెతికినట్టు
English Translation:
Like putting a mountain under one’s head and searching for stones.

Telugu Proverb:
కొండకు వొక వెంట్రుక ముడి వేస్తే, వస్తే కొండే వస్తున్నది, పోతే వెంట్రుకే పోతున్నది
English Translation:
If you tie a hair to a mountain, the mountain will come or the hair only go.The possibility of great gain with the risk of little loss.

Telugu Proverb:
కొండంత దేవుణ్ని కొండంత పత్రితో పూజ చేస్తారా
English Translation:
Do they offer to a god as great as a mountain, leaves and flowers as much as a mountain?A worshipper is accepted according to his faith, not according to greatness of his offering.

Telugu Proverb:
కొండంత రెడ్డే పోగా పిడికెడు బొచ్చుకు యేడ్చినట్టు
English Translation:
When the big Reddi died they wept only for the handful of his hair.Indifferent to a great loss, but lamenting over some trifle that went with it.Fear not the loss of the bell more than the loss of the steeple.

Telugu Proverb:
కొండంత దూదికి కొండంత నిప్పు యేల
English Translation:
Why a mountain of fire to [burn down] a mountain of cotton?A little fire burn: up a great deal of corn.

Telugu Proverb:
కృతఘ్నునికి చేశిన మేలు
English Translation:
Good done to an ungrateful person.

Telugu Proverb:
కూశే గాడిదె వచ్చి మేశే గాడిదెను చెరిపినది
English Translation:
The braying donkey came and spoiled the grazing donkey’s business.When the one that was outside brayed, the other that was inside answered and was consequently discovered and driven out of the field.

Telugu Proverb:
కూలికి వచ్చి పాలికి మాట్లాడినట్టు
English Translation:
He came for hire, and asked for a share [in the business].A cool request.

Telugu Proverb:
కూర్చుండి లేవలేడు గాని, యెగసి తాటికాయలు తన్నుతానన్నాడట",
,"English Translation: He could not stand up, yet he talked of jumping up and kicking down a palmyra fruit.Vain boasting.

Telugu Proverb:
కూర్చుండి లేవలేడుగాని, వంగుండి తీర్థం వెళ్లుతానన్నాడట
English Translation:
He could not rise from his seat and yet he proposed to crawl to the holy place.Offering to do that which is difficult, when unable to do that which is easy.16

Telugu Proverb:
కూర్చుండి పడుకో వలెను
English Translation:
One must sit first, and then lie down.Said to a. man inclined to do a thing hastily.First creep, then go.

Telugu Proverb:
కూన పులికి లేడి దీటా
English Translation:
Is an antelope equal to a tiger’s cub?