“Tamil: இருட்டு வேலையோ குருட்டு வேலையோ ?” English Translation: Was the work done in the dark or by the blind?, — Tamil Related Mantras “Tamil: சென்ற காரியத்தைப் பார்த்து வரும் காரியத்தை அறி.” English Translation: Learn the future by looking at things past., “Tamil: இலவு காத்த கிளி ஆனேன்.” “English Translation: I am like the parrot that waited for the silk-cotton pod.Spoken of one who has been sadly disappointed in his expectations. The proverb is said to refer to a parrot that on seeing a green pod on a silk-cotton tree believed it would ripen into fruit, wheres it eventually burst and the cotton was scattered to the winds.”, “Tamil: உதைப்பானுக்கு வெளுப்பான் சாதிவண்ணான்.” English Translation: He that washes for him who kicks him is a first-rate washerman.,