ProverbPedia

“Tamil Proverb:
"அஞ்சினாரை கெஞ்சுவிக்கும், அடித்தாரை வாழ்விக்கும்.”
— ",English Translation:
Those who were once feared may be made to beg; and they who were once oppressed may be made prosperous.,

“Tamil Proverb:
அஞ்சினவன் கண்ணுக்கு ஆகாயமெல்லாம் பேய்.”
— English Translation:
To the timid the sky is full of demons.,

“Tamil Proverb:
அஞ்சி ஆண்மை செய்.”
— "English Translation:
Act manfully, but modestly.",

“Tamil Proverb:
அஞ்சினவனைப் பேய் அடிக்கும்.”
— English Translation:
Demons strike the timid.,

“Tamil Proverb:
அஞ்சில் அறியாதவன் ஐம்பதில் அறிவானா?”
— "English Translation:
Will one ignorant at five understand at fifty?Early instruction essential to future knowledge. The proverb may also suggest that growth in years will not make one, that is naturally dull, bright.",

“Tamil Proverb:
அஞ்சினவனை குஞ்சும் வெருட்டும்.”
— English Translation:
Even a fledgeling may scare the timid.,

“Tamil Proverb:
அஞ்சாவது பெண் கெஞ்சினாலும் கிடையாது.”
— "English Translation:
A fifth born female cannot be obtained though earnestly sought.A fifth born female is regarded as the special favourite of fortune; an eighth,—as the very opposite.",

“Tamil Proverb:
அஞ்சிலே வளையாதது ஐம்பதிலே வளையுமா?”
— "English Translation:
Will that which was not bent at five, bend at fifty?",

“Tamil Proverb:
அஞ்சலிவந்தனம் ஆருக்கும் நன்மை.”
— English Translation:
Deferential respect is agreeable to every one.,

“Tamil Proverb:
அஞ்சா நெஞ்சு படைத்தால் ஆருக்கு ஆவான்?”
— English Translation:
Who will tolerate a presumptuous or impudent man?,

“Tamil Proverb:
அச்சனக்காரன் முதுகில் வஞ்சனைக்காரன் ஏறினான்.”
— English Translation:
The cheat has got on the shoulders of the conjurer.Said when one deceiver has got the better of another.,

“Tamil Proverb:
அச்சியிலும் பிச்சைக்காரர் உண்டு.”
— English Translation:
There are beggars even in Achchi.See the preceding proverb.,

“Tamil Proverb:
"அச்சிக்குப் போனாலும், அகப்பை அரைக்காசு.”
— ","English Translation:
Though taken to Achchi, a wooden ladle will fetch only half a cash.Achchi being a prosperous place, cooking utensils are there in great demand, yet even there this inferior article will bring no more than its value.Spoken of the intrinsic value of a thing.",

“Tamil Proverb:
அச்சாணி இல்லாத தேர் முச்சாணும் ஓடாது.”
— "English Translation:
A car without a linch-pin will not move even three spans.Intimating that appliances however trivial cannot be disposed with, and that the best instruments and weapons require due management.",

“Tamil Proverb:
அச்சம் இல்லாதவன் அம்பலம் ஏறுவான்.”
— English Translation:
The fearless goes into the assembly.Used of those who have more courage than discretion.,

“Tamil Proverb:
"அசைந்து தின்கிறது மாடு, அசையாமல் தின்கிறது வீடு.”
— ",English Translation:
A cow eats moving; a house eats standing.,