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“Telugu:
కాలితో చూపితే తలతో చెయ్య వలెను”
English Translation:
If he points with the foot, it must be done with the head.Said of the obsequiousness necessary to a dependant.Cringing is a gainful accomplishment.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
కడుపులోని మాట అంటే, వూరంతా అవుతున్నది”
English Translation:
If you let out your secret, it will get all over the village.Three know it, all know it. (Italian.)The secret of two is God’s secret; the secret of three is all the world’s. (French)

“Telugu:
నంబి పెట్టినదే ప్రసాదము”
English Translation:
What the priest gives is sacred.

“Telugu:
కష్ట సుఖాలు రెండూ కావటి కుండల వంటివి”
English Translation:
Sorrow and joy are like two pots on a Kavadi.Kavadi is the yoke made of a split bamboo, used by lndian coolies. To the ends are slung loads of equal weight.Joy and sorrow are to-day and to-morrow.