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) If she sin, her children are disgraced. 2367. £S0 2007^50 eJoooTT 5 OO Though the gold were his mother’s, the goldsmith would not stick at stealing it. 2368. £^£3 e^ooo^P, ^$cr> ~£&>. Although the mother and child are one, the mouth and belly are separate. Two men miy be great friends, still their wants must be separately pro¬ vided for. 2369. &S43I $<5sk>S6 as5oo6. The hand which touches bran, will touch money (See No. 2352. ) He that will steal a pin will steal a better thing . 2370. •er , ^ix>7V”S)i a^ga^abo, s^aaMSo-sr^i wa^aic. The knave gets rice and curds, the honest man gets rice and warm water. The more rogue the more luck. The devil's children have the devil's luck, ( 38 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2371. ££)£) Scr°<&2$b, -^£>oo e*)£) zy’b&r 0 Scn>£o25b. Thinking it a rope, you should not take it up and throw it away; thinking it’.a snake you should not step over it. (See No*. 8, 1553. ) A very difficult person to deal with. 2372. ^'eT 5 ©ol), ox>s5y<3b foil TT^S'S^li etf13a5oo&So s5boo£5b 7T"S6 “ 0 grandfather! do you know your Sandhy&,” [ asked a hoy ]; “If you who have just learnt it don’t know it, can I who learnt it sixty years ago remember it V 9 [ replied the old man.] 2373. UVfc e>tfs5bo Wealth unenjoyed returns to the earth. 2374. 'eT\3b e>o oo~S, dS^KS^ob $o~b ofcbo. If she herself be virtuous, what though she dwell in the house of a harlot 1 If a man be upright it matters not if he be among bad men. 2375. "eT’lS s£r>X£ ^cSSo S&^XbTT’. Will a fruit which ripens not of itself ripen if you kick it 1 Advice is thrown away upon the headstrong. 2376. m tT°oSd76o By anger a man is burnt up. Anger punishes itself. (39) e3o ^ §^J oSi S5bo. 2377. ^>5o Sog^T 5 An abusive mouth will not be quiet though you sew it up. ( Bee No. 1085.) 2378. a3o~ef'^J T5 £>§ “1hS3?£> ^^sSboSb S'&rsr 0 . Will one who receives alms lack rice and curds 7 2379. $5o 7r>$& ^-er^, ®o<£§ oo 7 Are you going for the festival (lit. holy days) or for the feast 7 ( See No. 1981. ) 2380. &>-sh! fitfoA Like a cannon being born in the belly of a musket. Great things from small. 2381. &tf!f $<&. A Sanny&si’s alms in Mussulman street. Not the place for him to go to. 2382. Hotfju TS".#), -Ooo S'&sS. ^ CO 7 oo i A rope in pieces, a pot with holes. Useless instruments. i I t 2383. HAo-Qs> -ST’S! H|| edS#Sfe>. To the hold man his ladle is a weapon. (See No# 1107.) 2384. H€>§# 'sr’&i 55boo#tfl3 ~&h>&£x>. Salvation awaits the wise. * jr ■' ( 40 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2385. ~f§&7T° Qo'h tfo7T° £)cf& &#>. If it’s white it’s milk, if it’s dark it’s water. Said of a simple minded, guileless man. 2386. lfl3 ^5^ c xxr*Xex> S^X£)£££>. Plies collect in the place where there is honey. 2387. Like putting a wolf to watch the sheep. You give the wolf the wether to beep. To entrust the sheep to the wolf, (Latin. ,* He sets the wolf to guard the sheep, (Italian.>t 2388. Sks&gg'lS S^oT^^iSo. One who swallows fruit without taking off the skin. A glutton. 2389. Xo&o ^jg7T° 3^. If [the daughter-inlaw ] even salute her unkind mother-in- law, it’s a fault. (See No. 151.) 2390. 73 ^X 25^000 ^er 0 ^ oooo&T* Z&n&'Fr’SZb. OO He went to hide and entered the house of the village watch¬ man. To run into the Lion's mouth. To break the Constable's head and take refuge with the Sheriff, (Spanish.); * Ovem lupo committere. t Egli da le pecore in guardia al lupo. } Dcscalabrar cl alguacil, y accogcrae al corregidor; ( 41 ) 6 e3 O^O^ T 0 & S5co . 2391. ^o&tt’ $#$>86 s§£)er°<#l3e>. When there is a lamp, why-should you search for fire 1 2392. aad. A torch lighted from a lamp. Said of a great man sprung from a humble family. 2393. abr^S^eSo o?j-°S)<6£o'io, ^ozx> IItt 0 -^exs £>&8bzr>c&;^i|>j. u The male buffalo has calved” cried one, “ Then bring the pot and we’ll milk him” replied the other. (See No*. 390,1172.) 2394. S'gxsStS S^Xero/Sotf One must work like a buffalo, and eat like a gentleman. 2395. z!rer>o$y<r> Xol KS8. The rice water which he drank was equivalent to the field which he ploughed. Pay proportionate to labor. 2396. £*>■% S'VoeT* T&o S^ooo S'VfoeT* §^^0 SS-0]yT , £. In the ploughing season hew*t about the country, and at harvest time he came with his sickle. (Sec No. 1171.) 2397. d&^53-°<&> &J-*&’ 7T°X0 3b^ST° *&oXo<3b. 4 If the plougher look into his accounts [he will find] that the plough even does not remain [ as profit ]. The expenses of cultivation. ( 42 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2398. Like making porridge of dust. Labour wasted in a hopeless scheme. 2399. 20^§"55bo. — 6 ° Idleness is the father of vice. Idleness is the root of all evil. Idleness is hunger's mother, and of theft it is first brother . (Duich. )* 2400. rO &*<55be)0, "7^15 -C5"& £)£5b^o. -6' - - 0 -D If the calf dies there will he Kammalam, if the she buffalo dies there will he quiet. Kammalam , corrupted from the Tamil Kaimulam (eo&Qpeoui) is a name given to milk drawn from a cow or buffalo which has lost its calf. 2401. !§$$)<&> ooo7^<J&7T’£), ‘S3" 0 8^ God gives [food ] but does He cook and strain it and put in the mouth 1 (See No. 1183.) God gives every bird its food, but does not throw it into the nest. (Danish. )t 2402. fcSoewX ao43S. o The body is like a water bubble- Frail and transitory. 2403. e)o ~h 7TT°25b.' If one say “Dehi” (give) you should not reply “Nasti” (there is not)- Alms should, never be refused. * Ledigheid is hongers moeder, en van diefte voile broeder. t Gud giver hver Fugl Sin Fdde, men kaster den ei i Redeu til bam- ( 43 ) 2404. (S^oK'So e>o£8&r°tf ef><&s£r‘>tf'&>. The thief suspects every one. A thief thinks every man steals. (Panih. )• 2405. £T°oX8b £T*oX ex>6, (S^tfSo (S' -0 # ax>§. 9 9 A thief has a thief’s thoughts, a gentleman has a gentleman’s thoughts. 2406. &°oX& &°oX A thief is known by a thief. A thief knows a thief,- as a wolf knows a wolf. 2407. &°oX s&>0&> If the thief had said before that he was coming, I would have obtained witnesses. 2408.. £ToX'ZS r> & $5 xn>h • SXh>£>~3. The thief’s eye is upon the bundle. 2409. e)7T*gd&S$co& $ r *v*d$olF > -, T°. When I have such power of stealing shall I submit to the injustice of asking? Said by a thief. 2410. o$<xr°§'ex>. Troops without a leader. * Tyv taenker Hvermand etiacler, ( 44 ) .ELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2411. (zry&'er’Tr 3 o ofb^o iT°&, £)o^| £xd^ Stfo&tfo. There is no ghi among the Dr&vidas, [ they serve it ] always in spoonfuls. Said by a Telugu man of the Tamilians who eat very little ghi with their food. Milli is a very small spoon used in offerings, &c., called in Sanscrit Darvvi . 2412. “^•CSb^b. 1 '6 Virtue protects the head. The reward of virtue in this life is protection from evil. 2413. KB. —6 Q_ Virtue alone is success, (3-od alone is a refuge. 2414. o otoSo . If you offer incense, sin will be removed. 2415. He threw mud into the mouth*of the jackal. i. e. he cheated him. Said of the surprising recovery of a sick man who had been given up, and whose body it was expected might provide food for the jackals. 2416. f5lT t, £ r _ c^lT 0 7T° TT’o&o ©8 oo&e3-S$j 0 Jackal! Jackal! look at my N&mam, if you look again see my Tirumani. (For N&mam see No. 789 ).— Tirumani ( lit. sacred earth ) is the name given to the outer lines, made with white clay, of the Namam ♦ ( 45 ) o 0 ^ 8 , T "I Si 5S . 2417. ?5S ScIb^sT 6 c3555&b. t5 Who throws [ his property ] into the middle of the street and trusts it there 1 (See No. 2135.) 2418. Tr>£o7r^ &o~&, zSx>o-&>~zr>& £ “ I trusted you 0 Rdmanna!”. said one “ Then I’ll drown you in the middle of the river 0 Lakshmanna!” replied his friend. Misplaced confidence. Trust makes way for treachery. Trust , beware whom ! (German.)* Trust was a good man, Trust-not was a better. < Italian. )t 2419. X)cx5o£)00 ^TX'g’^8. Leniency is injurious, severity is profitable. Applied to children. Spare the rod and spoil the child. 2420. tfc^TT 0 ^C^TT 0 . By mildness or severity. If one does not answer, the other must be tried. 2421. Ho ~£&>) Ho ?5 o l§55o. Bor the black bead there is no white bead, and for the white bead there is no black bead. Said by a wretchedly poor woman who could not afford to buy white beads when she had black, or black when she had white. The beads are strung alternately and used as a necklace by poor women who have not the means of getting gold or silver ornaments.—Hindu married women are not permitted to appear without.some neck ornament however trifling the value of it may be. * Trane, schaue Wem 1 t Ficlati era un buon uomo, Nontificlare era meglio. ( 46 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2422. tf© K50A co 7 _o * The bug is crushed but the remains are not to be seem Robbers* slang, referring to a murdered man.— Chetta means literally * rubbish/ * sweepings.’ 242.3. K)o5^X^©r$ex) As if the nine planets were out of their course. Said of a family at sixes and sevens. m 2424. Iv)o3^20o<i5 ^)£) As poor as a Naweib, as mild as a tiger. 2425. Laughing, they do it; weeping, they suffer fox it. < See No. 1247.) Said of criminals. 2426. 7T°3o f£PX^o£5b36, *38. What do I care for beauty 1 If it is good it is enough. 2427. 7 T°8<r> ~^~^7T V e>o"&>, 13 2 ^ ef>7T^^<b. When he said “ What! Bebbe to me V “ Yes, Bebbe to you and Bebbe to your father” was the reply. A great man pressed by his creditors was advised by a friend, himself also a creditor, to escape from their importunities by feigning madness. He accordingly did so, replying to them all like an idiot “ Bebbe.