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“Telugu:
ఉత్తముండకన్నా అత్తముండ మేలు”
English Translation:
A wretch of a mother-in-law is better than a strange slut.A bad bush is better than the open field.Better a lean jade than an empty halter.

“Telugu:
తులసి వనములో గంజాయి మొక్క మొలిచినట్టు”
English Translation:
Like a hemp plant growing in a Tulasi garden.(For Ganjayi see No. 1034. )A black sheep in the family.

“Telugu:
పోడుబాము సామిత”
English Translation:
Like the Boa Constrictor.Applied to indolent persons; or to those who, from religious motives, separate themselves from the world and strive to quench all natural emotions.