ProverbPedia

Telugu Proverb:
కులమెరిగి చుట్టము, స్థలమెరిగి వాసము
English Translation:
[Form] your connexions when you know the caste, [choose] your residence when you know the place.

Telugu Proverb:
కులమింటి కోతి అయినా మేలు
English Translation:
A monkey [-like wife] of good family is better [than a pretty wife of low origin].

Telugu Proverb:
కురూపి యేమి చేస్తున్నాడంటే, సురూపాలన్నీ లెక్కపెట్టుతున్నాడు
English Translation:
When one enquired what the ugly man was doing, [he was told that] he was counting all the good looking people.An ugly person finds fault with the looks of others.The kiln calls the oven burnt house.The shovel makes game of the poker. (French.)The pan says to the pot ""keep off or you’ll smutch me.” (Italian)

Telugu Proverb:
కుమ్ము చెప్పుకొనేటందుకు గూడూరు పోతే, యేడు వూళ్ల కుమ్ము యెదురుగా వచ్చినది
English Translation:
When he went to Gudur to tell of his misfortune, the misfortune of seven villages met him.Whither goest thou, Misfortune? To where there is more. (Spanish.)

Telugu Proverb:
కుమ్మరికి వక యేడు, గుదియకు వక పెట్టు
English Translation:
One year to the potter, one blow to the cudgel.The cudgel destroys in one blow what has cost the potter a year’s labour.The sudden loss of that gained by much labour.

Telugu Proverb:
కుమ్మరపురుగుకు మన్ను వొంట అంటదు
English Translation:
Earth does not adhere to the mole-cricket.Engaging in a business but keeping clear of all responsibility.

Telugu Proverb:
కుమ్మరపురుగావటము
English Translation:
The manner of the mole-cricket.Never resting from doing mischief.

Telugu Proverb:
కుమ్మర ఆవములో యిత్తడి ముంత దొరుకునా
English Translation:
Will a brass pot be found in a potter’s kiln ?A worthy person is not to be found amongst the worthless.

Telugu Proverb:
కుమ్మర ఆవములో గచ్చకాయ వేశినట్టు
English Translation:
Like throwing a Gachcha nut into a potter’s kiln.If the nut of this tree be thrown into a kiln, it will burst, and break the pots.A great injury done by a slight action.

Telugu Proverb:
కుప్ప తగలబెట్టి పేలాలు వేయించుకొని తినేవాడు
English Translation:
A man who sets fire to the whole heap and begins to eat parched grain.The work of a fool.

Telugu Proverb:
కుప్పలో మాణిక్యము
English Translation:
A diamond in a dunghill.One worthy amongst many worthless.A diamond is valuable though it lie on a dunghill.

Telugu Proverb:
కుడుములు వండలేని ఆడదీ, కూనరాగము తియ్యలేని మొగవాడూ లేరు
English Translation:
There is no woman who cannot cook kudumus, nor man who cannot hum a tune.Kudumulu is a common kind of cake.Applied to things which are very common.