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TAMIL PROVERBS.
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  1. அஞ்சா நெஞ்சு படைத்தால் ஆருக்கு ஆவான்?
    Who will tolerate a presumptuous or impudent man?
  2. அஞ்சாவது பெண் கெஞ்சினாலும் கிடையாது.
    A fifth born female cannot be obtained though earnestly sought.
    A fifth born female is regarded as the special favourite of fortune; an eighth,—as the very opposite.
  3. அஞ்சிலே வளையாதது ஐம்பதிலே வளையுமா?
    Will that which was not bent at five, bend at fifty?
  4. அஞ்சினவனை குஞ்சும் வெருட்டும்.
    Even a fledgeling may scare the timid.
  5. அஞ்சில் அறியாதவன் ஐம்பதில் அறிவானா?
    Will one ignorant at five understand at fifty?
    Early instruction essential to future knowledge. The proverb may also suggest that growth in years will not make one, that is naturally dull, bright.
  6. அஞ்சினவனைப் பேய் அடிக்கும்.
    Demons strike the timid.
  7. அஞ்சி ஆண்மை செய்.
    Act manfully, but modestly.
  8. அஞ்சினாரை கெஞ்சுவிக்கும், அடித்தாரை வாழ்விக்கும்.
    Those who were once feared may be made to beg; and they who were once oppressed may be made prosperous.
  9. அஞ்சினவன் கண்ணுக்கு ஆகாயமெல்லாம் பேய்.
    To the timid the sky is full of demons.
  10. அஞ்சு காசுக்குக் குதிரையும் வேண்டும், அதுவும் ஆற்றைக் கடக்கப் பாயவும் வேண்டும்.
    A horse is required for five cash, and he must be able to leap over a river.
    Used in derision when great results are expected from inadequate means.
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