కడుపులో లేని ప్రేమ కావాలంటే వస్తుందా?

This expression is used to describe how someone in love often overlooks or fails to see the faults, flaws, or negative traits of the person they love. It suggests that emotion can cloud one's rational judgment.

This proverb describes a situation where someone makes plans or celebrates an outcome before it has actually happened or before the necessary conditions are met. It is similar to the English expression 'Counting your chickens before they hatch.' It is used to caution against over-anticipation or premature planning.

Boil not the pap before the child is born. * Tre lo sanno, tutti lo sanno. † Secret de deux, secret de Dieu; secret de trois, secret de tous.

This expression is used to describe a state of absolute comfort, ease, or luxury where a person doesn't have to perform any physical labor or face any hardships. It literally suggests a life so stable and smooth that even the liquid in one's stomach remains undisturbed.

This proverb contrasts the deep affection shown toward someone brought into the family by choice (an adopted child) with the deep-seated rivalry and animosity often felt toward close relatives or cousins (dayadi) due to property or inheritance disputes. It highlights how people can be more loving to outsiders than their own blood relatives.

This proverb is used to say that true affection or feelings cannot be forced or faked. Just as embracing someone won't create a biological connection that isn't there, external gestures cannot compensate for a lack of genuine intent or love in one's heart.

This rhetorical question or proverb highlights the natural bias or difference in affection often found in families. It implies that a mother's innate love for her biological daughter is rarely matched by her feelings for her daughter-in-law. It is used to describe situations where there is perceived partiality or to acknowledge that certain bonds are naturally deeper than others.

This expression highlights that true affection or sincerity must come from within. Superficial gestures, like a physical hug, cannot compensate for a lack of genuine feeling or hidden resentment. It is often used to describe hypocrisy or fake intimacy.

This expression emphasizes the priceless and selfless nature of true love. It suggests that love cannot be treated as a commodity or a transaction; its only true value or exchange is the return of affection and devotion.

This expression describes a situation where a person's greed or appetite exceeds their physical capacity. It is commonly used when someone serves themselves a large amount of food because it looks delicious, only to realize they are too full to finish it.

A traditional proverb used to describe the historically difficult or stern relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. It suggests that just as bitterness is inherent to Neem leaves, a mother-in-law's nature is traditionally seen as strict or lacking affection towards the daughter-in-law.