ఎవరికి పుట్టిన బిడ్డవురా ఎక్కెక్కి ఏడ్చేవు?

This proverb highlights that the results of charity or kind deeds are visible through the prosperity and well-being of future generations (descendants). Conversely, those who are miserly or unkind leave no such legacy behind. It is used to emphasize that one's generosity is often reflected in the success of their children or the enduring impact of their legacy.

This is a colloquial and somewhat harsh expression used to mock someone who is overly concerned or grieving about a loss that doesn't belong to them or their family. It is often used to tell someone to mind their own business or to point out that they have no right or reason to feel entitled to a specific resource or situation.

This is a sarcastic rhetorical question used to scold someone who is obsessing over, being overly protective of, or grieving for something that does not belong to them. It is often used to tell someone to mind their own business or to stop acting as if they have a personal stake in someone else's loss or property.

This proverb is used to mock someone who makes grand claims or aspires for monumental tasks when they are incapable of performing even the simplest of daily chores. It highlights the gap between one's actual abilities and their lofty ambitions.

Utti is a net work sling hung up in Hindu houses at a height of seven or eight feet, to keep earthen pots containing food in. He that can't ride a gentle horse, must not attempt to back a mad colt.

This expression suggests that problems or people originating from within a specific group, family, or environment will ultimately remain a burden or a part of that same entity. It is often used to imply that one cannot easily escape or disown domestic issues or the inherent nature of something born within.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone is being incredibly selfish or insensitive, focusing on their own inappropriate or secondary desires while others around them are suffering from a basic, urgent crisis.

* Chi l'ha per natura, fin alla fossa dura.

This proverb highlights that certain events are naturally communal or specific in nature. It implies that social rituals and ceremonies require the support and happiness of those involved. If the immediate family is unhappy during a festival, the neighbors unhappy during a memorial, or the village unhappy during a wedding, such an event cannot truly take place or be successful. It emphasizes the importance of social harmony and collective approval in traditional ceremonies.

At the new moon the Hindus abstain from eating rice in the evening, but take care to make up for it with other good things ; at the Taddina ( ceremony on the anniversary of a deceased relative's death ) the neighbours are feasted ; and to a marriage the whole village is invited.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person constantly creates or faces the same trouble. When someone is perpetually in a state of self-inflicted misery or repetitive drama, others eventually lose sympathy and stop caring or helping. It highlights the exhaustion of empathy toward those who do not learn from their mistakes or who constantly complain about recurring issues.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone makes a general remark or expresses pain/need, and a stranger or bystander responds with an unnecessarily intrusive, mocking, or irrelevant personal question. It highlights the lack of empathy or the absurdity of some people's reactions to others' distress in public.

Want of natural affection. Selfish indifference.

This proverb is used to describe an unrealistic or greedy expectation. When someone is already in a state of extreme poverty or performing forced unpaid labor (vetti), expecting luxuries or even basic comforts is seen as ironic or foolish. It highlights the contradiction of seeking extras when the fundamental situation is dire.