ఈ పుట అచ్చుదిద్దబడ్డది
TELUGU PROVERBS.
903. చెట్టు చెడే కాలానకు కుక్క మూతి పిందెలు పుట్టుతున్నవి.
- When the tree is about to perish, it brings forth blasted fruit.
- Applied to the first signs of the coming ruin of a bad man.
- Coming events cast their shadows before them.
904. చెట్టు పెట్టిన వాడు నీళ్లు పొయ్యడా.
- Will he who planted the tree not water it ?
- (See No. 1473. )
- Will God not support the creatures of his hand?
- Said by a man who has lost his means of support.
- God never sends mouths but he sends meat.
905. చెట్టు ముందా, విత్తు ముందా అన్నట్టు.
- Like asking whether the tree was first or the seed.
- (See No. 2113.)
- A problem that cannot be solved.
- Ask which was born first, the hen or the egg. (Italian)[1]
906. చెట్టు యెక్కించి నిచ్చెన తీశినట్టు.
- Making a man mount a tree and then taking away the ladder.
- Treachery. Breach of faith.
907. చెట్టు యెక్కేవాణ్ని యెందాకా తొయ్యవచ్చును.
- How far can you push a man up a tree ?
- How long is a man to be assisted ?
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- ↑ Domandar chi nacque prima l' uovo o la gallina.