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“Tamil Proverb:
நஷ்டத்துக்கு ஒருவன் நயத்துக்கு ஒருவன்.”
— "English Translation:
One loses, one gains.",

“Tamil Proverb:
நம்ப வைத்துக் கழுத்து அறுக்கலாமா?”
— English Translation:
May you cut a man’s throat after ingratiating yourself in his confidence?,

“Tamil Proverb:
நட்டாற்றிலே கைவிடுகிறது நன்மையா?”
— English Translation:
Is it kind to abandon one in the middle of a river?,

“Tamil Proverb:
நம்பின பேரை நடு ஆற்றில் விடலாமா?”
— "English Translation:
May you leave in the middle of the river, those who have confided themselves to your care?",

“Tamil Proverb:
நட்டுவன் பிள்ளைக்கு முட்டடிக்கத் தெரியாதா?”
— English Translation:
Does not the child of a drummer know how to drum?,

“Tamil Proverb:
நரி ஊரைவிட்டுப் புலி ஊருக்குப் போனேன் புலி ஊரும் நரி ஊராயிற்று.”
— "English Translation:
Leaving the region of jackals I went to that of the tigers, and that became a region of jackals.",

“Tamil Proverb:
"நடந்தவன் காலிலே சீதேவி, இருந்தவன் காலிலே மூதேவி.”
— ","English Translation:
The goddess of fortune dwells in the feet of the industrious, the goddess of misfortune dwells in the feet of the sluggard.The goddess of prosperity or fortune, and the goddess of adversity or misfortune, two sisters, mentioned in this proverb, exercise a mysterious influence over the minds of the vulgar. These remarkable beings are said to have been produced when the celestials, in search of ambrosia, churned the milky ocean. The opinion expressed in the proverb is also contained in a stanza of Nitinerivillakkam a poem on moral subjects, justly admired by the learned, for the terseness and beauty of its composition, as well as for the general purity of its moral sentiments. The poet says:—",

“Tamil Proverb:
"“When the goddess of prosperity finds that her favours are not appreciated, she introduces her elder sister, the goddess of adversity, to the sluggard, and then takes her departure.”
— ","English Translation:
The goddess of fortune, whose presence is a guarantee for happiness and prosperity, is said to dwell in the face of a horse of superior caste,-with the wise and good,-in all fragrant flowers,-in the tree of paradise that bestows whatever it’s votaries may desire,-in the beauty of a good and obedient wife,-in the ocean,-in the portal of a house when a marriage is being celebrated,-in a well governed country,-in grain,-in brilliant lamps and flaming torches,-in the words of the great,-with truth-speaking men,-in the arrows of Cupid,-and in vessels of milk.The goddess of misfortune is said to have her habitation with the glutton,-the irascible,-with liars and other abandoned characters,-with those clothed in rags,—with vicious women,-in a flock of sheep, and in the face of the dead.",

“Tamil Proverb:
நகரைக்குப் பெத்தை வழிகாட்டுகிறதோ?”
— English Translation:
Is a péttai-a small fish a guide to a nagarai fish?,

“Tamil Proverb:
"நடந்தால் நாடு எல்லாம் உறவு, படுத்தால் பாயும் பகை.”
— ","English Translation:
The whole country is friendly to one who is active, his own mat is at enmity with the sluggard.",

“Tamil Proverb:
நகைக்கு மகிழ்ச்சி நட்புக்கு நஞ்சு.”
— English Translation:
Merriment is the poison of friendship.,

“Tamil Proverb:
நடபடி உண்டானால் மிதியடி பொன்னாலே.”
— "English Translation:
If allowance for a journey is provided, gold sandals will be used.",

“Tamil Proverb:
நகைச்சொல் தருதல் பகைக்கு ஏதுவாகும்.”
— English Translation:
Reproachful words lead to enmity.,

“Tamil Proverb:
நடவுக்குத் தெளி நாலத்தொன்று.”
— English Translation:
The yield of rice is a fourth part of that planted.,

“Tamil Proverb:
நகைத்து இகழ்வோனை நாயென நினை.”
— English Translation:
Regard him as a dog who laughs you to scorn.,

“Tamil Proverb:
நடு உழவிலே நந்தை தெறித்ததுபோல.”
— English Translation:
Like the snapping of the yoke tie when the plough has done half its work.,