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‘Stftf&oTr 0 '=3'^^), tills 5). Ruin not others, lest thou be ruined thyself; run not, lest thou fall. He falls into thejpih who leads another into it. (Banish.)§ 921. 7T°. on SO SO If you ask the sugar-cane to give you molasses will it do so 1 Strong measures must be used with stubborn folk. 922. ooo£>£ 55"e37T°. Is hire to be paid for eating sugar-cane 1 * Aunque el dccidor sea loco, el escucliador sea cuerdo. t Odi Paltra parte, e erccli poco. t Odi, vedi, e taei, se vuoi viver in pace. $ Cae cn la cucva el que otro d ella lleva, • • „ ( 300 } TELUGTJ PROVERBS. 923. ^35bSo hs, 3>S X&vsSifMZr’. CO XJ Because the sugar-cane is sweet are you to chew it with the roots 1 ( See No, 280.) Said of a greedy, grasping person. Milk the cow, but don't pull off the udder. (Dutch.)* Give him an inch and he'll take an ell. Give a clown your finger and he will take your whole hand. 924. sSog^li &<$) "S Though the sugar-canais crooked, will it lose its sweetness 1 ? ( See Nos. 259, 371, 515, 571, 573, 632, 1475, 1494.) Good, blood cannot lie. ( French.)? 925/ S£>0A £f<3b§ r8 £ r Jf o^oootb^. Getting into a pet with the tank, he would not wash his feet in it. ( See No. 53.) When a man grows angry, his reason rides out. 926. ^f) tSo <^s5booSo ^£37 Y°$o So. CO CO eo °C The Setti is here to test the genuineness. , • (See No. 958. ) A fool travelling with a Setti [ merchant ] was plundered. On the robbers' questioning the genuineness of the coin, the man referred to his rich friend who had up to that time escaped their observation. To injure a friend unwittingly, from stupidity. * Mon moet de koe wel melken maar de spenen niet aftrekken, t Bon sang ne peut.mentir. ( 167 0 o eS^ I o 927. ^SoreT 0 ,^ lfl§ ef>o"&, S^X^ex) 7r° CD - 2o^fT° <^o8Xiv)o5^&£o. When the deaf old lady was asked to bring the well-rope, she replied “ I have never seen earrings in all my life.” ( See Nos. 928, 929, 2050.) Applied to a stupid person not doing what he is told. 928. ^£>£3 -s^cSI Soytfbo e>a ^tfg'wtfSo ft iT’tfo ^tfs5bo _ When a horn was sounded in the ears of a deaf man, he said “ to bite that is more than your fathers before you could do.” ( See Nos. 927, 929, 2050.) Applied to a stubborn person. 929. t3^5)£So ef>o^, ef>o&r^£sb. When they call out “ Deaf man! Deaf man !” he answers “ [ I’ve got ] Bran, Bran!” ( See Nos. 927, 928, 2050.) The jingle of the Telugu words is similar to that of the English equivalents. 930. ^3"53^§6 sFoMtftfjSo o3oo£ cS^Sl^^bSo &os$ ^oe^Sx^bo. The lady who found the ear-ornament was as glad as the lady who lost it was sorry. ( See Nos. 809, 1452.) Ill-luck is good for something. (French.)* * A Muelque chose laiilhciu* cst bou ( 108 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 931. "^(bo § rv bx>'W v Tr > . co eo Are you eating bitter or cutting down trees 1 Said of anything easy, or profitable. 932. The stubble tells the produce of the field. ( See No. 1760. ) A slight acquaintance suffices to tell what a man is made of. 933. ^JOeT 6 a)i&> Can the waste land be taken out of the field 1 You must take the fat with the lean. 934. h *3$ ooo-Dp^. I have given the field and the sickle into your hands. To hand anything over entirely to another. To give another full powers. 935. iSzS i)o£> oocro^ z$!37T 3 . co oJ Must you teach a young fish to swim 1 ( See Nos. 797, 1041. ) Don’t teach fish to swim. (French.)* 936. S$)o£*7V D l3, S^e)§ $577* §6 <35o _ o ? CO While the cotton crop was still in the field, he said “ Three cubits [ of the cloth ] for Poli and six for me.” ( See Nos. 204, 526, 1470, 1471.) Puli is a female name and here represents a cousin. Sune enough to cry (l chick ” when it's out of the shell. (Scotch.) * II ne faut pas eneeigner les pobssone ft nager. ( 169 ) 22 e 3 o §^§-{50 S '. 937, nSi^li $5j“°<3bA50. Sin is removed by confession; Confession of a fault makes half amends. A sin confessed is half forgiven. (Italian.)* 938. <*5po3-61^s5. 0 MaMd^va! what a man does, that does he in full receive. t See Nos. 287, 964, 987. ) 939. z$^p "^23 S^ttzx). A man living in poor style, attacked by king’s diseases. A poor man having to meet great expenses quite beyond his means— The cure of the disease alludqd to costs much money. 940. 7T D rS5o - ^ D ex), 0S^ex>, ~^6 oSdo"&> §^^rzx>. 7 7 eo He gives himself the airs of a great man, but begs for alms, and is angry if he gets none. His employment is the worship of Siva, but his words are lies. (See No. 848.) A hypocrite. Much fraying, but no piety. Beads about the neck and the devil in the heart. 942. ^o~t>oo. A louse in the clothes is a sign of coming household broils, a louse in the head is a sign of coming poverty. * Peccato confessato 6 mezzo perdonato* ( 170 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 88. &43. £)£|ex> t5p>8§ ^)^r^>. If children are born to a Jangam they are only an annoyance to the village. Because they will add to the number of beggars. The Jangams are / the Vira Saivas or followers of the Hindu reformer Basava Beggars breed,, and rich men feed. 944. (sT^ST^o;0! ao^^oo&b&o. What is the use of the sacred thread to a well known Brahman 7 That which is well known need not be published, 945. S£&s3r e ioj. 63 A grasshopper eating the seed in the drilling machine. Premature ruin. 946. 2ods5o55bo *cS£$b. As long as fortune favours you, you have nothing to fear. 947. 2r v &§ rx> <§> 2X)d>. <§> e3 r cr t) S , 55bo. o cp> ? o Wisdom according to your birth, religious observances according to your caste. 948. ooco&T 6 Sf.tf.. CO A staff a cubic long in a house a span wide. An impossibility. ( 171 ) £3 O ^ I *u) O 949. 2§<^7T°r!^ "If-CSo^S^o’^, oooo£3§ %r°zS o25o Q3ooo^r°<^b. The hireling has become the master of the house. Applied to a forward -person, who does not know his place. 950. tfsStfS o, [ Where ] the servant [ is ] without pay the master [ must be ] without anger. 951. 2o£5go5bj-° ex l3o£foo ~s~°76^c^c^^x. “ I’ll watch the sheep without wages,” said the wolf A man offering to serve without pay for the sake of dishonest gains. 952. e§^5)£sb. Dead while living, living while dead. A had man is, in the estimate of his fellow men, as little valued as if he were dead, hut one good man’s deeds live after he himself has left the world. “ The. memory of the just is blessed Proverbs x. 7. 953. oooe5c££) oiP&Alf, c§o£X What does a fine ruby suffer by being set in brass 1 The disgrace of putting a talented man in a mean situation attaches to the employer not to the employe. 954. TT D 'C$b§ rx> olb zxr°<%“3 T r°<D$£>. When two Jogis jostled against each other ashes fell [ from their bodies ]. Nothing is to be got out of the quarrels of the poor. 955 . The stain of plantain [can never be effaced], the grum¬ bling of cousins never ceases. ( 172 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 956. cxx>o5£<D^r°£Sb s5ooo£>b 'ZS&sS o3o§k_K)^j:. The man that did not pay his fare, got into the boat first. 957. '5T T3 £)§ 2$ r *7\S$x)E> ££e) £>Xto. A harlot is as a mother to a man without money. Something beyond the reach of a man’s means. 958. cg^oS'eT* Si77*^5) ^TT^&b, TT’BS&o SiC&y5b. The banker is in the thicket, you may get him to test the coin. (See No. 926. ) 959. As the Tang^du blossoms. ( See No. 1882.) Tangedu is the Cassia Auriculata. 960. &ob<D s£r°8 *eJ T, ^3so'|^ FT 6 £o. A vicious horse requires a comb made of Palmyra wood. Full of splinters. 961. 60 & w£>£; 5 ©a e3obe5^s5<S sS-CSoyTT''. Will you drown yourself in the well because your father dug it 1 ( 373 ) £3 O ^ S'*!O ^ S\ 962. ^ 020 ^ ^<3b$$cn>tfs5bo. The scrupulosity of a Saiva priest. The Tambalas are a class of Sudra priests who wear the sacred thread, and endeavour to observe Brahminical customs, Applied to foolish scruples. A Tambali prates, but does not listen to what others say. 964. ^xo-£> So5oo~€j sS-u&yT 0 . If you expect much fruit from few offerings will it be obtained ? ( See Nos. 287, 938, 987.) 965. !F > &teo&n >8 That makebate Brahmit has made a pretty match of it! Said by one of an unhappy pair. 966. ££A0c\) oQ>, A wounded foot is always striking against something. (See Nos. 822, 828.) 967. 'sr T, £>S§ Sf>£o§';^ L ef>d5og O3o.-Q^i5 <>5bo^^5oo^cr D . Like D&sari, like beads; like the bringing forth of the mother, is the match made by the father. Said by a miserable daughter, who had been married to a bad husband. 968. &&&$& oooogr 6 ! As a dog enters into a house with an open door. Applied to property not watched. ( 174 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 969. FTo&S HXS’^efe. He cuts a [ man’s ] throat with a wet cloth. Smooth words, but hidden malice. They scratch you with one hand and strike you with the other. < Latin. )• 970. g'&ab, U v §7r>3 w O A man will not build a hut until he has been dtenched, nor stoop until he has hit his head. 971. When the cot was wet, it became tight. The cots used by the poorest classes are plaited with the fibres of the Cannabis Sativa which shrink when wet. A bad man is puffed up when flattered 972. Like carrying 30 Turns (750 lbs.) when you’re wet. 973. 6So S^ooo Stir+SSjsS&o Like going to M&cavaram round about by Tanuku. To do things in a roundabout way. 974. U-CSb^i^y. Buying a Taddinarh. ( See No. 1151—For Taddinam See No. 271.) Bringing difficulties upon one’s own head. • Alterft maim ecabunt, alterA for iunt. ( 175 ) 53 o o 975. C£o5§o^5), Soboe^o^) S£c3&d ^p 5 §0o^). The smell of a man is pleasant to himself, but the smell of others is disgusting. People do not find fault with their own actions. 976.