ProverbPedia

“Tamil:
“மலைபோலப் பிராமணன் போகிறானாம், பின்குடுமிக்கு அழுகிறாளாம்.”
“,”English Translation:
It is said that when a brahman who was equal to a mountain was dying, his wife was weeping for his tuft of hair.”,

“Tamil:
சொறிந்து தேயாத எண்ணையும் பரிந்து இடாத சோறும் பாழ்.”
“English Translation:
Oil applied without rubbing the head, and boiled rice given with ill-will, are useless.”,

“Tamil:
அதிக ஆசை அதிக நஷ்டம்.”
English Translation:
Excessive desire entails excessive loss.,