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“Telugu:
పాలును చూడనా భాండాన్ని చూడనా”
English Translation:
Are we to look at milk or at the pot’?The pot is only valued for the milk in it.The jewel i: not to be valued for the cabinet.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
తీగెకు కాయ బరువా”
English Translation:
Is the gourd too heavy for the creeper ?Applied to having a large family to support.

“Telugu:
దానము అయితే యివ్వలేను, దండగ అయితే పెట్టగలను”
English Translation:
As for charity, I can’t give; as for fines, I can pay.Said by a quarrelsome ruffan.

“Telugu:
ఏనుగలు తినేవాడికి పీనుగలు పిండివంట వత్తు”
English Translation:
To the man that eats elephants, corpses are as pastry.A thoroughly bad man won’t stick at trifies.