దురాశ దుఃఖానికి చేటు, దుష్టుణ్ణి చూచి దూరంగా తొలగాలి

This expression is used to question why someone would stop caring for or remembering someone/something just because they are no longer physically close or in constant contact. It is similar to the English proverb 'out of sight, out of mind', but used as a challenge to suggest that physical distance should not result in emotional distance or forgetfulness.

This is a moral teaching suggesting that it is best to maintain a distance from evil or malicious people to avoid trouble and negative influence. It is used as advice to prioritize one's safety and peace of mind over trying to engage with or reform someone who has bad intentions.

This expression is used as a piece of advice to avoid association with people of bad character. It suggests that interacting with malicious or evil-minded individuals will only lead to trouble, so maintaining physical and social distance is the best form of self-protection.

This proverb highlights the reliability of water sources in agriculture. It suggests that farming near a large lake (abundant water) ensures success and prosperity, whereas relying on a small well (limited water) is much riskier and rarely leads to significant wealth.

This proverb highlights the difference between seeing a destination and actually reaching it. While an object or place might look close to the eyes, the physical effort and distance required to walk there can be significant. It is used to caution someone that planning or visualizing a task is much easier than the actual physical execution of it.

This expression is used as a piece of advice to avoid any confrontation or interaction with malicious or evil-minded individuals. Instead of trying to reform them or argue with them, it is wiser to maintain a safe distance to protect one's own peace and well-being.

This expression serves as a cautionary advice to avoid the company or proximity of evil-minded people. It implies that associating with bad characters can lead to unnecessary trouble or influence one's own reputation and character negatively.

This expression is used to remind someone that even if a person or thing is physically distant (out of reach or out of the house), they are still kept in one's thoughts and memories. It is often used in the context of loved ones living far away, emphasizing that physical distance does not mean they are forgotten.

If one is excessively greedy, one is most likely to get into trouble. The golden rule is deserve and desire – and moderately.

This proverb contrasts different depths of loss. It suggests that while the pain of losing a spouse or partner (arthi) might fade over time as life moves on, the 'pain of the womb' (kadupu dukham)—referring to the loss of one's child—is a permanent sorrow that never truly heals and stays with the parent forever.