ProverbPedia

“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

Related Mantras

“Tamil:
முந்தினோர் பிந்தினோர் ஆவர் பிந்தினோர் முந்தினோர் ஆவர்.”
“English Translation:
The first shall be last, and the last first.”,

“Tamil:
“உழுகிற நாளையில் ஊருக்குப் போய், அறுக்கிற நாளையில் அரிவாள் கொண்டுவந்தாற்போல.”
“,”English Translation:
As if one retired into the interior in the ploughing season, and returned with a sickle at the approach of harvest.”,

“Tamil:
நாணமும் இல்லை மானமும் இல்லை.”
“English Translation:
No shame, no sense of honour.”,