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“Telugu:
అచ్చం తిరుమణిధారి అయితే పుల్ల పట్టడంలోనే తెలుసును”
English Translation:
You can tell Whether he is really a Vaishnava or not by the way in which he holds the pencil.Tirumani is the clay used for the sectarian mark worn on the forehead by Vaishnavas, and Pulla is a bit of grass with which the mark is made.Halt not before a cripple.

“Telugu:
పెరుగుట విరుగుట కొరకే”
English Translation:
To grow is but to be broken.Ruin follows speedy exaltation.Fortune and glass soon break, alas! (Dutch.)

“Telugu:
చేనిలో పుట్టిన బీడు యెక్కడికి పోను”
English Translation:
Can the waste land be taken out of the field ?You. must take the fat with the lean.