Multilingual -- Indian

dUrada beTTa nuNNage (Kannada) ///
Dooroon Dongar Saajare (Gujrati) //
Doorapu kondalu nunupu (Telugu)
(The hill appears smooth from a distance).
Hidden difficulties don't seem obvious at the beginning.


halliddAga kaDle illa; kaDle iddAga hallilla (Kannada)
(There are no nuts when one has teeth and there are no teeth when there are nuts).
Munching nuts is a sign of prosperity. It is frustrating that one is poor when the youth to enjoy the riches is abundant whereas when one finally gets rich the faculties to enjoy are gone.


MALAYALAM

Pen chollu kettavanu peruvazhi aadhaaram (Malayalam)
(He who listens to a woman will end up on the main street--that is, he will be reduced to begging in the street)
Said to any man who is so enamored of a woman that he does not bother to use his own judgment, but blindly agrees to her wishes.


SANSKRIT

bhikshukaha bhikshuken drishtwa kukkurenwat gurgurayate
Upon seeing another beggar (in his territory) the beggar growls like a dog.
Professional Jealousy affects everybody including Beggars


TAMIL

Elaimayil kalvi, silaiyil ezhuthu (Tamil)
(Education in your childhood is like the letters in a sculpture)
What you study during your childhood will never be forgotten

Katrathu Kai aLavu, kallathathu ulaga aLavu (Tamil)
(What you know is as big as the size of your palm, what you do not know is as big as the size of the universe)
Mainly emphasizes the importance of humility, and an open mind. Only when we realize the magnitude of our own ignorance, we remain open to knowledge.


"’Sweet are the sounds of the flute and the lute’, say those who have not heard the prattle of their own children.”
- The Tirukural by Saint Tiruvalluvar (translation)