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“Telugu:
తప్పులు వెతికేవాడు తండ్రి, ఒప్పులు వెతికేవాడు వోర్వలేనివాడు”
English Translation:
The man who seeks out your faults is a father, but he that seeks for what is good in you is an envious person.You may be more thankful to the fault finder than to the good natured.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
తీగె పట్టుకొంటే, పొద అంతా కదిలినట్టు.”,”
,English Translation:
When the creeper was pulled the whole bush shook.Injury to the head of the house reaches to all the members.

“Telugu:
కాలానికి కడగండ్లూ దేశానికి తిప్పలూ వచ్చినవి”
English Translation:
Time is afflicted, and the country is wandering [in trouble].Said jokingly by a person when asked whether he was in trouble.Désamu here means literally the country and not the inhabitants of it.

“Telugu:
ఆ పప్పు యీ నీళ్లకు వుడకదు”
English Translation:
That pulse cannot be cooked with this water.The pulse alluded to is the Csjanus Indicns (See No. 32) commonly called Dal ( Hind.) It requires to be boiled in good sweet water to make it soft and fit for eating.A phrase similar to “That game won’t pay,” “That cock won’t fight.””