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“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:
అబ్బితే శిగ, అబ్బకపోతే కాళ్లు”
English Translation:
If possible, [ he seizes ] the tuft; if not, the feet.Applied to a base fellow who tries to ruin others, and, when he fails, cringes at their feet.Anoint a villain and he will prick you, prick a villain and he will anoint you. (French) ​

“Telugu:
ఉడకకే వుడకకే వో వుల్లిగడ్ద, నీవెంత వుడికినా నీ కంపుపోదు”
English Translation:
Don’t boil, don’t boil, 0 garlick! However much you boil, your smell will not go.Said to an envious person, who is said to burn inwardly.