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“Telugu:
కాలనేమి జపము,”
,English Translation:
Kalanémi’s prayers.Kalanémi was a pretended sage. (See the Ramayana.-—Yuddha Kanda.)Applied to hypocrisy.

“Telugu:
దూరపు కొండలు నునుపు, దగ్గిరికి పోతే రాళ్లూ, గుండ్లూ.Mountains are smooth at a distance, but rugged when near.’Tis distance lends enchantment to the view,And robes the mountains in its azure hue. Campbell.”,”
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“Telugu:
దొంగల తల్లికి యేడవ భయము.A robber’s mother fears to weep.When her son is caught.A person will suffer rather than criminate or bring shame upon himself”