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“Telugu:
తన బలిమి కన్నా స్థాన బలిమి మేలు”
English Translation:
The power of the place is greater than the power of the man.Every man is powerful in his own house.Every one is a king in his own house. (Portuguese)

“Telugu:
కాశికి పోగానే కర్రి కుక్క గంగి గోవు అవునా”
English Translation:
Will a black dog become a holy cow by merely going to Benares ?Formal observances cannot make a sinful man holy.He that goes a beast to Rome, a beast returns. (Italian.)Send a fool to the market, and a fool he’ll return.

“Telugu:
గూనివాడు పడుకునేవల్ల గూనివానికే తెలుసును”
English Translation:
The humpback alone knows how he can lie comfortably.Every man knows but where his own shoe pinches. (Scotch)