పనిలేకుంటే పంట్లకాపింటికి పో, పందిటి గుంజకు గూడ పని చెప్పతారు.

This proverb is used to describe an extremely lazy person who wants others to do their work even while they are comfortably resting. It highlights a sense of entitlement and lack of effort, where one expects service or results without moving a muscle.

This expression highlights the difference in attitude towards challenges. It suggests that a person with a noble or 'kingly' mindset takes on difficult, high-stakes tasks that others deem impossible, whereas a servant-like mindset only seeks out easy, routine tasks that require no great effort or risk. It is used to inspire someone to take on challenges or to criticize someone who only wants easy work.

This expression describes extreme sycophancy, blind obedience, or a 'yes-man' attitude. It is used to characterize someone who agrees with everything a powerful person says, even if the statements are contradictory or obviously false, just to please them.

Said of the power of a great and unjust man.

This proverb is used to say that resources, hard work, or benefits should go to those who are productive or deserving, rather than being wasted on useless or destructive entities. It emphasizes that valuable assets should serve a greater, fruitful purpose.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where seeking help or engagement from someone in authority when idle results in being assigned a tedious, pointless, or unnecessary task. It suggests that it is sometimes better to be idle than to ask for work from those who will exploit your time with unproductive labor.

This expression describes a person who is a 'yes-man' or someone who blindly agrees with whatever an influential person says, regardless of the truth or logic. It highlights submissiveness or a lack of independent judgment, often used to mock someone who changes their stance just to please a superior.

This proverb highlights the critical importance of rainfall for agriculture. It signifies that timely rains lead to prosperity and food security (crops), whereas a lack of rain leads to drought, starvation, and economic devastation (metaphorically referred to as fires/suffering).

This expression is used to describe a person who gives advice to everyone else but fails to follow that same advice in their own life. It highlights hypocrisy or the gap between preaching and practicing, similar to the English idiom 'Practice what you preach.'

This expression is used to describe someone who shows maturity, wisdom, or behaviors far beyond their actual age, often used in the context of a child acting like an adult or being 'precocious'. It can also imply someone who has gained experience or 'ripened' prematurely.

This proverb is used to highlight that when a primary source or an expert is available, no one would seek help from an inferior or secondary source. It emphasizes that a child naturally goes to its mother for milk rather than sucking on a wooden post.