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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:
చావా చావనివ్వడు, బ్రతకా బ్రతకనివ్వడు.”,”
,English Translation:
He will neither allow me to die nor to live.Perpetual worrying.

“Telugu:
అరచేత వెన్నపెట్టుకొని నేతికి యేడ్చినట్టు”
English Translation:
Like a man with butter in the palm of his hand, calling out for ghi.