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“Tamil Proverb:
"நஞ்சுக்குள் இருந்தாலும் நாகமணி மாணிக்கமே, குப்பைக்குள் இருந்தாலும் குன்றிமணி குன்றிமணியே.”
— ","English Translation:
Though associated with poison, the stone on a cobra’s head is a gem; though it may be found in a dunghill, a kunrimani is still the same.",

“Tamil Proverb:
நடுத்தரமானவருடைய தாங்கல் பொன்னின் பிளவு போலப் பற்றவைத்தால் மாறும்.”
— English Translation:
A fracture in gold vanishes when exposed to the fire; in like manner the anger of the good passes away.,

“Tamil Proverb:
நஞ்சு நாற்கலம் வேண்டுமா?”
— English Translation:
Are four kalams of poison required?,

“Tamil Proverb:
நச்சு மரம் ஆனாலும் நட்டவர்கள் வெட்டுவார்களா?”
— "English Translation:
Though a poisonous tree, will those who planted it cut it down?",

“Tamil Proverb:
நடக்க அறியாதவனுக்கு நடுவீதி காதவழி.”
— "English Translation:
To a person unaccustomed to walk, the middle of his house is ten miles off.",

“Tamil Proverb:
நடக்கிறது நடக்கட்டும் தெய்வம் இருக்கிறது.”
— English Translation:
Let things take their course; there is a God.,

“Tamil Proverb:
நடக்கும்கால் தவறுவதிலும் நா தவறுதல் கெட்டது.”
— English Translation:
A slip of the tongue is worse than that of the foot.,

“Tamil Proverb:
நடந்த பிள்ளை தவறுதாம் தாயார் செய்த தவத்தால்.”
— English Translation:
It is said to be owing to the penance of the mother that the child that could walk has begun to crawl.,

“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:
தோட்டம் நிலைத்தல்லவோ தென்னம்பிள்ளை வைக்கவேண்டும்.”
— "English Translation:
It is after laying out the garden plot, is it not, that cocoanut trees are planted.",

“Tamil Proverb:
தோட்டிபோல் உழைத்தால் துரைபோலச் சாப்பிடலாம்.”
— "English Translation:
If you work like a acavenger, you may eat like your master.",