ఎంత మంచి పంది అయినా, అమేధ్యము తినక మానదు.
enta manchi pandi ayina, amedhyamu tinaka manadu.
However good the pig may be, it will never cease to eat filth.
This proverb is used to describe an individual's innate or ingrained nature. It suggests that even if someone appears to have changed or improved, they will eventually return to their true, often negative, habits or character when the opportunity arises. It is similar to the English expression 'A leopard cannot change its spots'.
A hog in armour is still but a hog.
Related Phrases
కుక్క అమేధ్యము తిన్నది
kukka amedhyamu tinnadi
The dog ate filth.
This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone has done something highly inappropriate, disgusting, or shameful and is now suffering the consequences or is being ignored. In a broader sense, it is used to dismiss someone's irrelevant or foul words, implying that whatever they say is as worthless as the act described.
The nature of the animal.
అక్క మనది అయితే, బావ మనవాడా?
akka manadi ayite, bava manavada?
The sister is ours, but is the sisters's husband ours also ?
This proverb highlights that personal relationships do not automatically extend to third parties or transfer ownership/loyalty. It is used to caution against over-relying on someone just because they are related to a close person of yours, emphasizing that their interests or loyalties might still remain separate.
ఎంత మంచి కత్తి అయినా, తన పిడిని గంటు చేయదు.
enta manchi katti ayina, tana pidini gantu cheyadu.
No matter how sharp the sword is, it will not cut its own handle.
This proverb highlights that no matter how powerful, talented, or destructive a person or thing may be, they generally do not cause harm to their own support system, family, or source of existence. It is used to describe loyalty to one's roots or the natural instinct to protect what sustains you.
కడుపుతో ఉన్నమ్మ కనక మానునా, వండినమ్మ తినక మానునా
kaduputo unnamma kanaka manuna, vandinamma tinaka manuna
Will the woman with child refrain from bringing forth? will the woman who cooked not help herself? One is as certain as the other.
This proverb highlights the inevitability of certain actions or consequences. Just as birth is a natural and unavoidable result of pregnancy, and eating is the natural conclusion to cooking, some things in life are bound to happen once the process has started. It is used to describe outcomes that are certain, predictable, or logical conclusions to a situation.
He is a poor cook that cannot lick his own fingers. * Werden Armen lehet, dem zahlet Gott die Zinsen.
కొన్నాక తినక మానడు
konnaka tinaka manadu
After buying, he won't stop eating it.
This expression is used to describe a situation where once a person has committed to or invested in something (or someone), they are bound to follow through or deal with the consequences. It highlights that certain actions create an inevitable sequence of events or responsibilities.
కుక్కను అందలములో కూర్చుండబెట్టిన, అమేధ్యమును చూచి దిగవురికినట్లు
kukkanu andalamulo kurchundabettina, amedhyamunu chuchi digavurikinatlu
If you seat a dog in a palanquin, it will still jump down at the sight of filth.
This proverb is used to describe a person who cannot change their inherent base nature or low-minded habits, no matter how much wealth, status, or dignity is bestowed upon them. It highlights that external elevation does not change internal character.
ఆంతా మన మంచికే
anta mana manchike
Everything is only for our good.
Normally used in comforting someone, the statement indicates that acceptance of what befalls one is a positive attitude. Worrying about what is unavoidable serves no purpose. One should realize what will be, will be.
బర్రె అమేధ్యము తింటే, పాలు చెడుతాయా?
barre amedhyamu tinte, palu chedutaya?
Though the she-buffalo eat filth, will the milk be spoilt ?
This expression is used to signify that the bad character or impure habits of a person do not necessarily diminish the value of their output or the quality of the services they provide. It highlights that the source's flaws don't always affect the end product.
మంచి మాటకు మంది అంతా మనవాళ్లే.
manchi mataku mandi anta manavalle.
For a good word, everyone is ours.
This proverb emphasizes that kind speech and pleasant behavior can win over anyone. If you speak politely and kindly, the whole world becomes your kin, whereas harsh words alienate even close friends.
కుక్కను అందలములో కూర్చుండ పెట్టితే, అమేధ్యము చూచి దిగ వురికినది.
kukkanu andalamulo kurchunda pettite, amedhyamu chuchi diga vurikinadi.
When they seated the dog in a palanquin, it saw filth and jumped down and ran to it.
This proverb implies that no matter how much you try to elevate someone's status or provide them with luxury, their innate nature or low character will eventually reveal itself. It is used to describe situations where a person reverts to their base habits despite being given a position of dignity.
Mean persons although exalted will not give up their low habits. Crooked by nature is never made straight by education. " Set a frog on a golden stool, and off it hops again into the pool." (German.)*