ProverbPedia

“Telugu:
ఉన్నవాడు వూరికి పెద్ద, చచ్చినవాడు కాఅటికి పెద్ద”
English Translation:
He that is alive is the head man of the village, and he that is dead is the head man of the burial ground.A taunt used to one who tries to make out that he is very highly connected.

“Telugu:
అటయితే కందిపప్పు, యిటయెతే పెసరపప్పు”
English Translation:
In the one case Kandi, in the other Pesara.Kandi is the Cajanus Indicus; Pesara is the Phaseolus Mungo.Said by a Brahman quack referring to the recovery or death of his patient. In either case he is feasted. ​

“Telugu:
బీద వాడు బిచ్చపు వాడికీ లోకువ”
English Translation:
A poor man is even lower than a beggar.