ఈ పుట అచ్చుదిద్దబడ్డది
ఆంధ్రలోకోక్తిచంద్రిక.
899. చూడ వచ్చిన వారికి శుక్రవారమేమి.
- What is Friday to visitors ?
- If a married woman goes away from a house on Friday, the Hindus any that the goddess of fortune quits the house with her. The above is an excuse made by a casual visitor, who wished to get away.
- Lame excuses.
900. చెంబూ కంచమూ పోతే, ముఖము మీద కొట్టినట్టు ముంతా మూకుడూ తెచ్చుకో లేనా.
- If I lose my brass pot and bell metal dish, can I not beat you by getting others made of earth ?
- A determined man will not be discouraged by difliculties.
901. చెట్టు అయి వంగనిది మాను అయి వంగునా.
- If a tree won’t bend when it is young, will it bend when it is full grown ?
- If a man is not humble in his youth, will he grow meek in his old age ?
- Bend the tree while it is young. (Italian.)[1]
- The old branch breaks bent. (Dutch.)[2]
- "Bow down his neck while he is young.” Ecclesiasticus xxx. 12.
902. చెట్టుకొట్టి పయికి తెచ్చుకొన్నట్టు.
- Cutting a tree and letting it fall on one’s self.
- Bringing trouble on one’s own head.
- The fool hunts for misfortune. (French.)[3]
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