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“Telugu:
ఎద్ద్దేమి యెరుగురా అటుకులచవి, గాడ్దేమి యెరుగురా గంధపొడి వాసన.”,”
,English Translation:
What does a bullock know of the taste of parched grain? what does an ass know of the smell of perfume?To throw pearls before swine.Strew no roses before swine. (Dutch.)

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
ఇచ్చినవాడు దాత, యివ్వనివాడు పాత”
English Translation:
He who gives is a donor, he who does not give is a clout.The impertinent speech of a beggar.

“Telugu:
కుక్క కాటుకు చెప్పు దెబ్బ మందు”
English Translation:
For the bite of a dog, a slap with a slipper is the cure.The proper punishment for a slanderer.

“Telugu:
తెగువ దేవేంద్ర పదవి”
English Translation:
Liberality leads to Indra’s heaven.