కూర్చుని కూడు వండలేను వంగుని తీర్థం వస్తాను అన్నట్లు
kurchuni kudu vandalenu vanguni tirtham vastanu annatlu
Like saying 'I cannot sit and cook food, but I can bend and visit a holy place.'
This expression is used to describe a lazy person who makes excuses for necessary daily work (like cooking) but is willing to do things that involve outings or entertainment. It highlights selective laziness and hypocrisy.
Related Phrases
కూర్చుండి తింటే కొండలైనా కరిగిపోతాయి
kurchundi tinte kondalaina karigipotayi
One must sit first, and then lie down. Said to a man inclined to do a thing hastily. First creep, then go.
This proverb is used to warn that if one only consumes wealth without working to earn or replenish it, even the vastest fortunes will eventually be exhausted. It emphasizes the importance of hard work and the dangers of laziness or dependency on inheritance.
కూర్చుండి లేవలేడుగాని, వంగుండి తీర్థం వెళతానన్నాడట.
kurchundi levaledugani, vangundi tirtham velatanannadata.
He can't even stand up from a sitting position, but he says he will go on a pilgrimage by crawling.
This proverb is used to mock people who boast about doing impossible or grand tasks when they are incapable of performing even the simplest, basic duties. It highlights the irony of someone lacking the capacity for a small effort while claiming they can achieve something much more difficult.
కూర్చుని లేవలేడు కానీ, వంగి తీర్థం వెళ్తాడన్నట్టు
kurchuni levaledu kani, vangi tirtham veltadannattu
He could not rise from his seat and yet he proposed to crawl to the holy place.
This expression is used to mock someone who talks about undertaking massive, ambitious tasks when they are incapable of performing even the simplest, basic chores. It highlights a lack of self-awareness regarding one's own limitations or laziness.
Offering to do that which is difficult, when unable to do that which is easy. * Crea el cuello, y sacarte ha los ocios. 16
కూర్చుని లేవలేనమ్మ వంగి శివరాత్రికి వస్తానన్నదట
kurchuni levalenamma vangi shivaratriki vastanannadata
A lady who cannot even stand up from a sitting position promised to attend the Shivaratri festival by bending/trekking.
This proverb is used to mock people who cannot perform even the simplest of tasks but make grand, unrealistic promises about completing much more difficult or ambitious ones. It highlights the irony of someone lacking basic capability yet claiming they will achieve something extraordinary.
ఆడలేక అంగణం వంకర అన్నట్లు
adaleka anganam vankara annatlu
Like saying the courtyard is crooked because one cannot dance.
This expression is used to describe a person who lacks skill or fails at a task, but blames external circumstances or their environment instead of admitting their own deficiency. It is the Telugu equivalent of the English proverb: 'A bad workman quarrels with his tools.'
చెట్టు అయి వంగనిది మాను అయి వంగునా?
chettu ayi vanganidi manu ayi vanguna?
If a tree won't bend when it is young, will it bend when it is full grown ? If a man is not humble in his youth, will he grow meek in his old age ? Bend the tree while it is young. (Italian.)* The old branch breaks if bent. (Danish.) "Bow down his neck while he is young." Ecclesiasticus xxx. 12.
This proverb emphasizes that habits, discipline, and character are best formed during childhood. If someone is not corrected or taught while they are young and flexible (like a sapling), they will become rigid and impossible to change once they grow older (like a sturdy tree). It is often used to stress the importance of early education and parenting.
ఆడబోయిన తీర్థమెదురైనట్లు
adaboyina tirthamedurainatlu
Like the holy water/shrine appearing right in front when one was just about to set out for it.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where something you were planning to seek out or work hard for comes to you effortlessly or happens unexpectedly early. It signifies a stroke of good luck or perfect timing where the goal meets the seeker halfway.
కూర్చుని తింటే కొండలైనా కరిగిపోతాయి
kurchuni tinte kondalaina karigipotayi
If you sit and eat, even mountains will melt away
This proverb emphasizes the importance of work and warns against laziness. It means that if one keeps consuming wealth or resources without earning or replenishing them, even a massive fortune (like a mountain) will eventually be exhausted.
కూర్చుని తింటే కొండలైనా కరుగుతాయి (కూర్చుండి తింటే గుళ్ళు గోపురాలు కూడా చాలవు)
kurchuni tinte kondalaina karugutayi (kurchundi tinte gullu gopuralu kuda chalavu)
If one just sits and eats, even mountains will melt away (or even temples and towers won't suffice).
This proverb emphasizes the importance of hard work and the danger of laziness. It suggests that no matter how much wealth or resources one has accumulated, if they do not continue to work and instead only consume, their wealth will eventually be depleted.
కూర్చుని తింటే కొండలైనా కరిగిపోతాయి
kurchuni tinte kondalaina karigipotayi
If you sit still and eat, even a mountain will be consumed. If you spend your principal, it will soon disappear, however large.
This proverb emphasizes the importance of hard work and earning. It warns that no matter how vast your wealth or resources (like a mountain) are, they will eventually be depleted if you only consume them without producing or earning anything new.