ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
గొడారివాని వద్ద తోలు కొన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like buying leather from a shoemaker.Purchasing at unreasonable prices. The shoemaker buys his leather to make up, not to retail to others.

“Telugu Proverb:
గోడ వుంటే చిత్రము వ్రాయ వచ్చును”
— English Translation:
If there is a wall you can draw on it.

“Telugu Proverb:
గొడ్ల కాచేవాణ్ని కొట్టనివాడున్ను, గొర్రెల కాచేవాణ్ని తిట్టనివాడున్ను లేడు”
— English Translation:
There is no person who has not struck a herdsman, or abused a shepherdDespised people.

“Telugu Proverb:
గోడ పెట్టూ, చెంప పెట్టూ.",”
— ,English Translation:
A slap in the face for knocking one’s head against the wall.Misfortunes seldom come alone.

“Telugu Proverb:
గొడ్రాలికి యేమి తెలుసును బిడ్ద నొప్పులు”
— English Translation:
What does the barren woman know of the pains of child birth ?

“Telugu Proverb:
గోడ మీది సున్నము విడయములోకి పనికి వచ్చునా”
— English Translation:
Will the chunam on the wall be fit for betel leaf ?A little fine chunam (lime) is commonly eaten with betel.Said of a man who does not serve his friends.

“Telugu Proverb:
గొడ్డుపోతు యేమి యెరుగురా బిడ్డ చవి”
— English Translation:
What does the barren woman know of the pleasure of having children ?He who has no children knows not what is love. (Italian)19

“Telugu Proverb:
గోట మీటితే పొయ్యే పనికి గొడ్డలి యెందుకు”
— English Translation:
Why an axe for, that which can be done with a fillip of the nail?Unnecessary labour.

“Telugu Proverb:
గొరగగా మిగిలినది జుట్టు”
— English Translation:
After shaving, all that is left is the top-lock.To sponge on another until he has nothing left.After shaving there is nothing to shear. (Italian)

“Telugu Proverb:
గొడ్డువాడు గొడ్డుకు యేడిస్తే, గొడారివాడు తోలుకు యేడ్చినాడు”
— English Translation:
When the owner cried for the cow [he had lost,] the shoe maker cried for the hide.It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.

“Telugu Proverb:
గుర్రమును తిన్న కుక్క అదేమి బ్రతుకును”
— English Translation:
How can a dog which has eaten a horse live?

“Telugu Proverb:
గొర్రె కోశేవాణ్నిగాని నమ్మదు”
— English Translation:
The sheep only trusts him who cuts its throat.The simple and unwary only trust their deceivers.

“Telugu Proverb:
గుర్రానికి గుగ్గిళ్ళు తిన నేర్పవలెనా”
— English Translation:
Must one teach a horse to eat boiled gram ?Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

“Telugu Proverb:
గొర్రె కొవ్వితే గొల్లవాడికే లాభము”
— English Translation:
If the sheep gets fat, it is for the benefit of the shepherd.If the servant does in a huff more work than he is told, it is for the benefit of his master. The term translated gets fat also signifies “becomes proud.”

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— English Translation:
The Reddi fed his dog like a horse, and barked himself.To pay a. servant extravagantly and do his work yourself. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
గొర్రెలలో తోడేలు జొరబడ్డట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like a wolf rushing in among sheep.Easy prey.