ProverbPedia

“Tamil:
எழுத்து அறிந்த மன்னன் கிழித்து எறிந்தான் ஓலையை.”
English Translation:
The king who had learnt his letters tore and threw away his ola. : It would appear that the two preceding proverbs relate to persons who suppose that ability to read supercedes all records.,

“Tamil:
“கார்த்திகைக்கு மேல் மழையும் இல்லை, கர்ணனுக்கு மேல் கொடையும் இல்லை.”
“,”English Translation:
No rain like that of November, no liberality superior to that of Karnan.Karnan, one of the seven princes distinguished for great generosity.”,

“Tamil:
தலையில் எழுதி இருக்கத் தந்திரத்தால் வெல்லலாமா?”
“English Translation:
When destiny is written on the skull, can you avert it by artifice?Writing on the head is another form of expression for destiny or fate, which is supposed to be written on the skull of every individual born into the world. Hence the Sanscrit proverb, Kapála, Kapála, Kapála múla. “”The skull, the skull, the skull is the root of all.”” Kapála in Sanscrit means skull. The mundane history of all is determined by the actions of a former state of existence. This is one of the most prevalent doctrines of the Hindus. A man eats the fruit of his doings, not in our sense as the same individuated being, but as the same responsible agent who has previously been on the stage.”,