ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
అప్పవంక బావచుట్టము, ఆళ్లవంక తిరగలి చుట్టము.",”
— ,English Translation:
He is nothing to me but my sister’s husband; the millstone is only valued for the grain it grinds.Allu is the plural of Aruga ( Paspalum Scrobiculatmn )

“Telugu Proverb:
అప్పు దొరికితే పప్పుకూడు”
— English Translation:
If I could raise a loan, [I should be able to live on] dal and rice.An excuse made by a host for treating his guest with poor fare.

“Telugu Proverb:
అప్పు మొప్పు”
— English Translation:
Debt is misfortune.Debt is the worst poverty.

“Telugu Proverb:
అప్పు యిచ్చినవాడు బాగుకోరును, తీసుకొన్నవాడు చెడగోరును”
— English Translation:
Your creditor will wish you well, your debtor will wish you ill.He that doth lend doth lose his friend.Money lent, an enemy made. (Portuguese) ​

“Telugu Proverb:
అప్పు లేకపోతే వుప్పుగంజే మేలు”
— English Translation:
Rice water and salt without debt are good.Without debt. without care. (Italian)He is rich enough who owe: nothing. (French)

“Telugu Proverb:
అప్పులేని గంజి దొప్పెడే చాలును”
— English Translation:
A cupful of rice water without debt is enough.Out of debt, out of danger.Happy is he who owes nothing. (Greek)

“Telugu Proverb:
అబద్ధాలకు అర్థములేదు”
— English Translation:
No meaning can be given to erroneous expressions.Applied to discrepancies in a statement.

“Telugu Proverb:
అన్నము పెట్టితే అరిగిపోతుంది, చీరయిస్తే చిరిగిపోతుంది, వాతపెట్టితే కలకాలము వుంటుంది”
— English Translation:
If I give you rice, you will eat it up; if I give you a cloth, it will wear out; but if I brand you, it will last for ever.Said by a stingy person to a beggar.

“Telugu Proverb:
అబద్ధాల పంచాఅంగముకు అరవైగడియలు త్యాజ్యము”
— English Translation:
A bad almanack makes all the hours of the day unpropitious.Applied to unreasonable objections.There are 60 Gadiyas in a day ; a Gadiya therefore equals 24 minutes.

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— English Translation:
If you have no common food, [give me] the best; if you have no common cloth, [give me] a silk one.Said by an impertinent beggar when refused assistance by s stingy person.

“Telugu Proverb:
అబ్బిగాడు చస్తే ఆ పంచె నాది”
— English Translation:
If the boy dies, that cloth is mine.Want of feeling.

“Telugu Proverb:
అదికుమ్ము, యిదిదుమ్ము, పదరా పందిట్లోకి”
— English Translation:
There are smouldering ashes there, and dust here; let us go out into the Pandili.Pandili is a verandah thatched with leaves. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
అదుగో అంటే ఆరునెలలు”
— English Translation:
When he says, “ here you are,” it means six months.One “ Take it"" is better than two "" You shall have its."" (French)

“Telugu Proverb:
అదంత్రునికి ఆశపెట్టరాదు, బలవంతునికి చోటివ్వరాదు”
— English Translation:
You should not encourage vain hopes in a helpless dependant, nor give place to a powerful man.

“Telugu Proverb:
అదే పతకమయితే మనము బ్రతకమా”
— English Translation:
If this were a brooch, might we not be made rich ?Patakam ( Sans. Padaka) is a valuable ornament attached to the Kanthasara (necklace). The allusion is to one made of false gold, and set with false gems.Disappointment.The treasure turned out charcoal. (Latin)

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— English Translation:
“What is it that makes you limp, Reddi?” asked one. “My old leg is the same as ever,” he replied.Habit.