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“Telugu:
పూటకూళ్లమ్మ పుణ్యమెరగదు”
English Translation:
The cateress has no conscience.Said of the women who provide meals to travellers, and give them wretched food.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
ఒకరిని యిద్దరిని చంపితేనేగాని, వైద్యుడు కాడు”
English Translation:
A man is no Doctor until he has killed one or two [patients.]Said to a bungling tyro.If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; if he kills, the earth hides it.

“Telugu:
తిమ్మిని బ్రహ్మినీ, బ్రహ్మిని తిమ్మినీ చేస్తాడు”
English Translation:
He makes Timmi into Brâhmi and Brâhmi into Timmi.’Timmi is a familiar name for a she-monkey; Brâhmi (in the Proverb incorrectly Brahmi) is a name of Saraswati, wife of Brahma.He calls evil good, and good evil.25

“Telugu:
చెరుకా బెల్లము పెట్టమంటే పెట్టునా”
English Translation:
If you ask the sugar-cane to give you molasses will it do so ?Strong measures must be used with stubborn folk.