Proverbs

తెలుగు సామెతలూ

ambali taagaevaaDiki meesalu ettaevaaDokaDu.

meaning : For a person who drinks "ambali ", there is a person to hold his moustach

agaDtaloa pilliki adae vaikumTham.

Meaning : For a cat who lived its whole life in the court, that itself is paradise.
(People who have spent their whole life thinking what they are doing is better that everything cannot accept change. Change is good and sometimes for the best.)

aggi meeda guggilam ayinaTTu.

Meaning : Like a earthen pot on fire.
( when people are enraged, they are asked not to burn like a pot on fire)

agniki vaayuvu toadainaTlu.

Meaning : Associating wind with fire.
( When wind is added to fire it burns up all that it surrounds.)

agniloa miData paDinaTlu.

Meaning : Like a moth in fire.
(To suffer like a moth that has fallen into fire)

agnihoatramloa aajyam poasinaTlu.

Meaning : Like adding fuel to a blazing fire.(when fuel is added to an already blazing fire it become scorching hot. Its like trying to egg in, a person who is already enraged)

adaviloa kaachina vennela mudimini chaesina peLLi.

Meaning : Marriage at old age is like moonlight in the forest.(To marry at an old age is like moon shining in the forest. Just as no one enjoys that pleasant sight, neither can enjoy such a union.)

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