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“Telugu Proverb:
కూన అని పెంచితే, గండు అయి కరవ వచ్చినది”
— English Translation:
He petted it as a kitten, but when it grew into a big cat it tried to bite him.Evil men will injure their protectors.Foster a raven and it will peck out your eyes. (Spanish)

“Telugu Proverb:
కుమ్మరపురుగుకు మన్ను వొంట అంటదు”
— English Translation:
Earth does not adhere to the mole-cricket.Engaging in a business but keeping clear of all responsibility.

“Telugu Proverb:
కూతురికి మంగళవారం శుక్రవారం, కోడలికి దియ్యలు దియ్యలు”
— English Translation:
[I only anoint] my daughter on Tuesdays and Fridays, but [I anoint] my daughter-in-law every Diyyalu.A catch. Diyyalu or Dipavali is a feast held on the 14th day of the dark fortnight in the month Asvayuja (October-November) on which occasion anointing the body with oil is indispensable. The ""every Dipavali” of the mother-in—law therefore only amounted to once a year, but she took better care of her own daughter.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుమ్మరికి వక యేడు, గుదియకు వక పెట్టు”
— English Translation:
One year to the potter, one blow to the cudgel.The cudgel destroys in one blow what has cost the potter a year’s labour.The sudden loss of that gained by much labour.

“Telugu Proverb:
కూనలమ్మ సంగీతము వింటే పుణ్యము లేదు, వినకుంటే పాపము లేదు”
— English Translation:
If you listen to the song [in praise] of Kunalamma, there is no merit; and if you don’t listen to it, there is no sin.Kunalamma is the goddess said to preside over children.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుంచెడు గింజలకు కూలికి పోతే, తూమెడు గింజలు దూడ తిన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
While she was out Working for a kuncham of grain, the calf [at home] ate a tumu.A tumu is a measure equal to 4 kunchams.One step forwards and two backwards.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్కను చంపిన పాపము గుడి కట్టినా పోదు”
— English Translation:
The sin of killing a dog cannot be expiated even by building a temple.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుంటి గాడిదెకు జారినదే సాకు”
— English Translation:
A slip of the leg is the excuse of a lame donkey.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్కను పెంచితే గండాయె కూటి కుండలకెల్లా చేటాయె”
— English Translation:
If you rear up a dog, when it becomes big it will empty all your dishes.Put a snake into your bosom and when it is warm it will sting you.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుంటి కులాసం, యింటికి మోసం.",”
— ,English Translation:
What’s the cripple’s delight is harm to the house.Such a man is said always to be in mischief.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్కను ముద్దు పెట్టుకొంటే, మూతెల్లా తెగ నాకుతున్నది”
— English Translation:
If you kiss a dog, it licks your whole face.The result of encouraging low people.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుంటెద్దు రానిదీ దూలమెత్తరు”
— English Translation:
Until the lame bullock comes, they Won’t lift the beam.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్క నోట్లో కర్ర పెట్టితే లొళ్లుమంటున్నది”
— English Translation:
If you poke a stick into a dog’s mouth, it will snap.A man may make his own dog bite him.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుండలో కూడు కూడుగానే వుండ వలె, పిల్లలు మొద్దులలాగున వుండ వలె”
— English Translation:
The food must remain undiminished in the pot, and the children must be fat and strong.To wish for two things opposed to each other.You can't eat your cake and have it too.15

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్క సంతకు పోయి తునకోల దెబ్బలు తిన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
When the dog went to the fair he was beaten with the scale-beam.A vain fellow will be ignominiously treated.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుండల్లో గుర్రాలు తోలేవాడు”
— English Translation:
A driver of horses among the pots.A man that sticks at home. A mollycoddle.