ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
చెడ్డ చేనికి యింటి వడ్లు పొంగలా”
— English Translation:
What! Offering the house-rice to a spoilt field ?Pongali is a preparation of rice ofl'ered to the fields after the harvest. In this case the crop had failed and the offering had to be made from the old store. It was therefore a needless ceremony.

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— English Translation:
When a horn was sounded in the ears of a deaf man, he said “ to bite that is more than your fathers before you could do.”Applied to a stubborn person.

“Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పినంత చేశేవాడు శివునికన్నా వేరే యెవరూ లేరు”
— English Translation:
Besides Siva, there is no other who is as good as his Word.

“Telugu Proverb:
చెవుడు చెవుడూ అంటే, తవుడు తవుడూ అంటాడు”
— English Translation:
When they call out “Deaf man! Deaf man!” he answers “[I’ve got] Bran, Bran!”The jingle of the Telugu words is similar to that of the English equivalents.

“Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పిన బుద్ధీ, కట్టిన చద్దీ నిలవదు.",”
— ,English Translation:
Advice given [ will be forgotten] ; and stale food tied up [in a bundle] will not keep.Advice whispered in the ear is worth a jeer.

“Telugu Proverb:
చెవాకు పోయినమ్మకు యెంత వ్యసనమో, దొరికినమ్మకు అంత సంతోషము.",”
— ,English Translation:
The lady who found the ear-ornament was as glad as the lady who lost it was sorry.Ill-luck is good for something. (French)

“Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పుకింది తేలు”
— English Translation:
A scorpion under a shoe.A ruffian under restraint.

“Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పుడు మాటలకన్నా తప్పుడు మాటలు నయము”
— English Translation:
Lies are better than backbiting.

“Telugu Proverb:
చెట్టు అయి వంగనిది మాను అయి వంగునా”
— English Translation:
If a tree won’t bend when it is young, will it bend when it is full grown ?If a man is not humble in his youth, will he grow meek in his old age ?Bend the tree while it is young. (Italian.)The old branch breaks bent. (Dutch.)""Bow down his neck while he is young.” Ecclesiasticus xxx. 12.

“Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పులు తొడుగుకొన్న వానికి లోకమంతా తోలుతో కప్పబడ్డట్టు తోస్తున్నది”
— English Translation:
To a man who Wears sandals the whole earth seems to be covered with leather.A man in comfortable circumstances does not realize the wants of others.

“Telugu Proverb:
చెట్టుకొట్టి పయికి తెచ్చుకొన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Cutting a tree and letting it fall on one’s self.Bringing trouble on one’s own head.The fool hunts for misfortune. (French.)

“Telugu Proverb:
చెప్పే వాడికి శిగ్గు లేకపోతే, వినేవాడికయినా వివేకము వద్దా”
— English Translation:
When the slanderer has no shame should not the bearer at least use discrimination ?Should he not swallow it cum grano salis ?Though the speaker be a fool let the hearer be wise. (Spanish.)Hear the other side, and believe little. (Italian)Every man’s tale is gude till anither's be tould. (Scotch)

“Telugu Proverb:
చెట్టు చెడే కాలానకు కుక్క మూతి పిందెలు పుట్టుతున్నవి”
— English Translation:
When the tree is about to perish, it brings forth blasted fruit.Applied to the first signs of the coming ruin of a bad man.Coming events cast their shadows before them.

“Telugu Proverb:
చెయ్యి చూపి అవలక్షణము అనిపించుకొన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Pointing with the hand, and being called a luckless fellow.Indiscreetly accusing a person openly of something which you are not able to prove.A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat.Hear, see, and say nothing, if you wish to live in peace. (Italian)

“Telugu Proverb:
చెట్టు పెట్టిన వాడు నీళ్లు పొయ్యడా”
— English Translation:
Will he who planted the tree not water it ?Will God not support the creatures of his hand?Said by a man who has lost his means of support.God never sends mouths but he sends meat.

“Telugu Proverb:
చెరపకురా చెడేవు, వురకకురా పడేవు”
— English Translation:
Ruin not others, lest thou be ruined thyself; run not, lest thou fall.He falls into the pit who leads another into it. (Spanish.)