ProverbPedia

“Tamil:
“அக்காள் உடைமை அரிசி, தங்கைச்சி உடைமை தவிடா?”
“,”English Translation:
Is the property of the elder sister rice, and that of the younger bran?Said of one who is extremely chary about his own property, and indifferent about that of another.”,

“Tamil:
தேன் வார்த்து வளர்த்தாலும் காஞ்சிரம் தெங்கு ஆகுமோ?”
English Translation:
Will the gall-nut become as sweet as a cocoanut though watered with honey?,

“Tamil:
அங்கத்தைக் கொன்று ஆற்றில் சேர்க்கவொண்ணாது.”
English Translation:
A body that has been deprived of life (murdered) may not be put into a river.,