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£1D£>o oooo A man’s having is the wealth of Indra, his not having is the poverty of the world. In prosperity a man thinks himself the wealthiest of all, and in adver¬ sity the poorest. 977. 3 $ "s^So W0-e5^ex> "0-°l§ He brought fetters for his own legs. He brings a staff to brah his ain head. ( scotch. ) 978. 53>£) ££^5 )Zk> ^5)0"&>, 53§"£3 53tfAo^^-t5by5o. If you have even a Tavva (1 lb.) of bran of your own, you can eat it when you are hungry* $ (See No. 983.) Store is no sore. 979. ££?5§6 "5"°£)<& AcH’&boogo. [ He called ] the woman whom he could not get [ as a wife ] a harlot. Sour grapes as the fox said when he could not reacu ctiem. What you can't have, abuse . (Italian.)* * Quel ch& non puoi aver, biaBima. ( 176 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 980. 5bo o$o<SlMao ^0"&l60o. What does it matter whether the kingdom he has not pos¬ session of prospers or decays 1 981. lg)S5yo SosSy When [the priest] applies [the law] to himself he screens himself [from its penalty]; hut in laying down [the law] for others he is a beauty.* * Justice, but not in my own house, ( Spanish.)t No one likes justice brought home to his own door. (Italian. )j 982. “Sootfoo ^3 <$b s5tfs5co. To give that in charity which a man himself needs to receive from others is like trading after the loss of one’s principal. 983. §^0*0^ £)£>§ 55x50. The money tied up in your skirt and the child you have begotten will be of use to you. ( See No. 078. ) 9S4. "ScmoQ -s^ewe&o&iO 3£>S £><£ Se)d5 To save her own hand from being burnt, she stirred up the food with the hand of her fellow wife’s child. Cat’s paw. T" draw the snake out of the hole with another's hand . ( Spanish.)§ * Morton ( Bengali and Sanscrit Proverbs ) thus renders a Bengali epigram— i( Said a clown to a Brahmin, * Sir, tell me, I pray For crushing a spider what fine mtist I pay ?’ • Why friend , 9 he replied, "tis a grievous offence , And demands an atonement of serious expence.’— 4 Indeed-then alas, with deep sorroxv I’m filled; Your son. Sir, a poor little spidei * has killed.’— 4 Oat, fool,’ cries the Brahmin, in anger— away l' For killing a spider there's nothing to pay!’ ” t Justicia, mas no por mi casa* i A nessuno piace la giustizia ft casa sua. $ Con agena mano sacar la eulebra del liorailo. ( 177 ) 23 V_/ 985. eftf efoo^) S>3 ^5oAo4S§ TT 5 *©, © 0 ^ &8&_ex> ^ewSo-> Having taken his own door and put it on his neighbour’s house, he spent the whole night in driving away the dogs. Over generous. Charity begins at home. 986. e£0 &**>• The death of an aunt is better than the death of a mother. 987. ^)oix>^Q>. A man’s shadow remains with himself. ( See Nos. 287, 938, 964.) The fruits of a man’s actions go with him whether good or evil. 988. &$&> SS^P<S^ ■&'oisSx>t&. Killing a sacred cow that gores you is not sin. \ 989. So e5S43§ woes 1)0 tp>ST 6§'S6 ab&ySS. When the legitimate child cried for bran (the poorest food ) the illegitimate child asked for an ornament: ( See Nos. 227, 799, 1781, 1798. ) An unreasonable request at an inopportune time. 990. ^olb, SJ"5b^o £oooo £-cr° § ro i)-€)77 0 £k). When his Putti was found to be of short measure, he tested the Pandum and Para of his neighbour. Putti . Panclum and Para are measures of capacity. • • * When a man was found cheating with a false measure, lie tried to prove that his neighbour’s measures were too large. TELUGU PROVERBS. 991. ?j<Ds3o 2jD&o ^oex>. The power of the place is greater than the power of the man. Every man is powerful in his own house. Every one is a king in his own house. (Portuguese.)* 992. 55boc| If not on my posteriors, crawl as far as KM (Benares ). 993. ^^5^50 e5^&>So bzk>5 6, ^§6 b&ofa. His own people will pull him into the depth, his enemies will pull him to the bank. ( See No. 909. ) Even an enemy is to he preferred to a relative in a time of danger. 994. -5^5 e%1§, 13)S' Sf^ If virtue fails, honor decreases with it. 995. <5^ <DO’ &6b£oooo?5&x). The mortar came in the way of the foot which kicked. A fortunate hindrance in the commission of an act of violence. 996. &>s5yex> !3S~ r §^r>d^Q The man who seeks out your faults is a father, but he that seeks for what is good in you is an envious person. (See No. 1245. ) Yea may be more thankful to the faultfinder than to the good natured. 997 . 1 §&. There is not a blameless man in the world. (See No. 222.) 2'hcrc’s nanc without a faut. (Scotch.) Lifeless, faultless. ■ C';ub. 1mm cm sua case ho Rci. ( 17<i ) 998. ^ r ° ( ^ n ’ "^T 3 ^ cs5o?\o^5b. God knows right and wrong; the Brahman knows Bhl and rice. ( For Dal see No* 183.) 999. s£o§o£> §^&£). A brand under one’s head. ( See Nos. 1002, 1368. ) A dangerous companion. 1000. S£o§6 S)oo-Dtf 1§26. There is no sentence beyond the head. f Do your worst, you can but cut my bead off. 1001. s5boo<£tf "’Sigli, TTtih Though you cut off your head and place it before him he would call it magic. Incredulity. 1002. e£e>X<£ §o£> A snake under the pillow. (See Nos. 099, 13C8.) 1003. £5bAw&o ^s rD 6'^ J* GO When the head has been wet, the shaving must be completed. When a man has commenced a business he must finish it himself. 1004# The life in a man’s head went into his tail. Applied to strenuous exertions made to accomplish a difficult task. ( 180 ) TELXJGU PROVERBS. 1005. zT^ooooolf £fo^5)oo sT^ber®. Their heads are clean shaven, but are their thoughts clean also 1 ( See Vfemana Book III. 375.) co 1006. -£$ §"#, -£$ A story without head or tail, a child without nose or face. ( See Nos. 157, 1785.) A story without a head. (Greek.)* 1007. &en>8 'ZX 1)50^308. A Tal&ri’s hate ends with one’s head. Talari is a village watchman. 1008* <£ex>q$)ex> e5^£oex>. Cakes are trifles to a man that swallows doors. ( See Nos. 447, 684, 773.; 1009. <£0 e)ooo7T° Unless the child cries, even the mother will not give it suck. Nothing is got without asking. Lose nothing for asking. Asking costs little. (Italian.)t 1010. <£0 g'c&qS) "^oc^bo bch ^5r^'C5b^b. CO co Sw/ The mother will look at his belly the wife at his back. The mother will look to see how her son fares, the wife to see what her husband has brought home for’her. Come hut come stooping. * ’AxecpaXoq /ulvOos. til domandar costa poeo. ( isi ) ■ £5 O ^ I *u> O §\ 1011 . ^0 £rti£sSx>o& d&S5bl§Sfc£. Before he entered his mother’s womb he was the prince of devils ; after he was born into the world he became the god of death. Said of a exceedingly wicked and relentlessly cruel man. 1012. e£0§ zr> 8>£$7J°. Will he who is disliked by his mother, be liked by his nurse 1 (See No. 1027. ) 1013. £^0 § “o^A^fD oT 0 ^ e£Xb£5b ££XD<XbK)£) e£X>^5) Like a man who neglects his mother coming with a bold face to settle a dispute between others. Shamefacedness. 1014. ^0§ ^bir 3 co eo Throw scarlet water over your mother. ( Sec No. 145.) 1015. S£0§ &5P, oooo&3§ SooS>0. CO <£s> A child worthy of its mother, a Pandili fit for the house. ( See Nos. 176, 185, 1019,1977—For Pandili see No. 61.) 1016. ^0Xoa^oo £>oXo ci&o Xo&zx* Evil may be predicted to the mother or to the child, but will any harm come to the midwife 1 ( 182 ) TELUGU PROVERBS, 1017. eS© e5o<a, r$&r°t$sSxi. When the mother dies, the father is equal to an uncle. He is not so affectionate as before. 1018. When the mother (lies, a man’s gluttony is seen; when the head is dirty, [ a woman’s ] top-knot is ]arge [ and untidy ]. As long as the mother lives her son’s greediness is concealed. 1019, ‘5T D . pQ (fT) OJ CA, Will the child (daughter) fail to follow in its mother’s track 1 ( See Nos. 176, 185, 1015, 1977. ) She hath a mark after her mother. As the old cock crows, so crows the young. u As is the mother so is her daughter.” Ezekiel xvi. 44. 1020. £8 ^3^)wg'7T” c ) l SXS^S -^yei -toot. The ears of the aunt are better than those of the mother. They are better supplied with ornaments. To neglect one having great claims, for another whose claims are inferior. 1021. #e) <&g^d3oex> ^rrSoo 2S' rB 7V°e>cT D &§. His mother’s ear-ornaments went to pay fines, and his wife’s necklace of beads to pay harlots. f 183 o^er € § v ^j$$o v a,s'. 1022. ££e) 55bo^^0 ^S^joo “So v 4oo ; §" $5b-°^s5bs. The man who tears [the ornaments out of] his mother’s ears, will not care a rush for the ears of his great-grand¬ mother. 1023* $$ ©o5ocO J£\oSyy , cooD cd o5(L)cOcMxo3oo. Partiality belongs to a mother and to the earth. A mother is partial to so-me of her children, and the earth is unequal in its favors, bringing forth more for one than for another. 1024. 13a5££o, <$'3z$x). A mother is a divinity, a father a treasure. 1025. <i5e)£> ^$cr°-u> ^5b~^ itrc l£> 20,13, bc6D§ r% S$li3&). co co v_y Look at the mother before you take the daughter; see how much milk the buffalo gives before you buy her. 1026. $£0 q5)gex> Will you boast of your mother’s family before your maternal uncle ? 1027. !)ej> <3o S^dSyss" 0 . CO CO Will not the nurse hate the child which is hated by its mother 1 ( See No. 1012. ) 1028. 1§£> X))0 1§£) CO CO ^ C Q A motherless child is like a curry without onions. ( 184 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1029. c$<5$r*£tfo 5t"°. Should a man stmt who lives on bran 1 1030. &5$£7V° S^Qo lloo&Df^S. By digging and digging the truth is discovered. (See No. 895.) 1031. ^£>5 He dug and threw [ the earth ] on his own head. 1032. t>0 OO OQ The cat which could not drink, upset the pot. 1033. i§a5b, e>&8'0. Not a morsel to eat, but Atakali for his head. ( See Nos. 520, 1728. ) Atakali is an expensive preparation used for cleansing the head. 1034. Ko&r*coo, oooooU" 5 nS&b ^5)£&30o.