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“Telugu:
తల్లిచెవులు తెంచిన వాడికి ముత్తవతల్లి చెవులు వెంట్రుక మాత్రము”
English Translation:
The man who tears [the ornaments out of] his mother’s ears, will not care a rush for the ears of his great-grand mother.

“Telugu:
కొండంత దేవుణ్ని కొండంత పత్రితో పూజ చేస్తారా”
English Translation:
Do they offer to a god as great as a mountain, leaves and flowers as much as a mountain?A worshipper is accepted according to his faith, not according to greatness of his offering.

“Telugu:
అయ్య దాసండ్లకు పెట్టితే, అమ్మ జంగాలకు పెట్టినది”
English Translation:
When the master fed the Dasaris (devotees of Vishnu), the mistress fed the Jangams (devotees of Siva ).Applied to a spirit of contradiction.