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“Telugu:
బలవంతుని సొమ్ముగాని బాపడి సొమ్ము కాదు”
English Translation:
Property is the strong man’s not the poor Brahman’s.Might overcomes right.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
గోడ మీది సున్నము విడయములోకి పనికి వచ్చునా”
English Translation:
Will the chunam on the wall be fit for betel leaf ?A little fine chunam (lime) is commonly eaten with betel.Said of a man who does not serve his friends.

“Telugu:
ఉత్తచెవికన్నా తాటాకుచెవి మేలు”
English Translation:
An ear with a palmyra leaf in it is better than a bare ear.Half a loaf is better than no bread.

“Telugu:
నవాయతీ పొట్టా తమలపాకులు కట్టా తడువుతూ వుండవలెను”
English Translation:
You must keep a Nawayati lad and a bundle of betel leaveswet. Nawfiyatr’ is a sect of Muhammadans ( See the “” Qanoon-e-Islam” page 12 et seq. ).—Weter is thrown on betel leaves by thebazar-men to keepthem fresh and to prevent their being blown away.