Tamil proverbs
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mayirai katti malayai izhu - vanthal malai ponal mayir pull a mountain by tying a hair to it. If you succed you will get a mountain, if you lose you will lose a hair There is no harm in trying . −Maamiyaar udaithaal mann kudam. Marumagal udaithaal pon kudam.
If the mother in law breaks it, it is a mud pot. If the daughter in law breaks it, it is a golden pot.
ÁÁ”Kudigaran Pechchu Vidinja pochu
- A drunkard's words are gone when the next day dawns.
Nirai Kudam Neer Thalumbaadhu kurai kudam thalumbum"
- Fully Filled pot does not spill (literally)
- Empty vessels make the most noise
Thani Maram Thopu aagadhu
- A single tree will never make an orchard.
Mullai Mullal dhaan edukkanam
- A thorn can only be removed with another thorn
Aazham paakamal kaalai vidadhe
- Don't step in the river without knowing its depth (Look before you leap)
Yaanaikkum Adi Sarukkum
- Even elephants do slip (Mighty can also slip.)
Erumbu ora kallum theiyum
- (Even an ant, if it runs long enough can wear out a rock)
- Persistence never fails
Kaakaikum tun kunju pon kunju
- Even a crow finds its own child precious.
Aatril pottaalum alandhu podu
- Even when throwing in the river, measure what you throw
innA seitharai oRuththal avar naana nannayam seithu vidal
- Make a wrong doer feel shy, by doing him a favour.(Thirukural)
nizhalin arumai veiyilil thaan theriyum
- The worth of shade is only known when the sun is beating down hot
kadugu ciruththaalum kaaram kuraiyaathu
- Mustard is small but not its zest
- Don't measure the worth of a person by their size/shape
Puli Pasitthalum Pul Thinnadhu
- Even in hunger, Tigers do not eat grass.
ciRu nuthalum than vaayaal kedum
- Frog dies because of its making noise (its predator is invited by its noise)
கற்றது கையளவு கல்லாதது உலகளவு
- What we learnt is the size of our hand, and that still to learn is the size of an Ocean **One's knowledge is only a handful of sand, there is still a ocean of knowledge to learn
- Alternatively "Known is a drop, unknown is an Ocean".
- -Source:Ovvayar
- Be like a bee, taking only the nectar from your experiences
theeyinal sutta punn ullaarum aaraathe naavinaal sutta vadu
- The wounds of fire would have gone with the time but not the wounds caused by words
Maamiyaar udaithaal mann kudam. Marumagal udaithaal pon kudam. If the mother in law breaks it, it is a mud pot. If the daughter in law breaks it, it is a golden pot.
Paambin kaal paambariyum
- Only a snake knows another snake's leg
Tholvi unnai thoorkadikkum mun tholviyai nee thorkadithu vidu
- Defeat the Defeat before the Defeat Defeat's you..
- (Swami Vivekananda)
aalaakku arisi, moolaakkup paanai, mudhaliyar varugira veeraappap paarum
- Half an ounce of rice, a quarter ounce pot. But look at the false pride of the mudhaliyar.
arai koththarisi anna dhaanam. Vidiya vidiya maela thaalam.
- Half a pot of rice is given as charity. but the announcing drumming is done all night.
Minnuvathellam ponnu alla.
- All the glitters are not gold.
verumkai enbathu moodathanam,un viralgal pathum mooladhanam.
- There is nothing called empty hands. U always have 10 fingers in it.
(Your effort is what all u have got)
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