TAMIL PROVERBS (Tamil-English) / தமிழ் பழமொழிகள்  (Tamil, Paperback, Kappiya Reading)

It is hoped that the following collection of Tamil Proverbs may be useful to those who are in any way connected with the interesting people who speak that language. Examples of concise and forcible expression are thereby furnished, which may tend to aid in the study of the language, and occasional allusions to national, social, and religious usages may suggest heads of valuable enquiry, while the modes of thinking, and the natural shrewdness of the Hindu mind may, be seen through this medium. It is presumed that the translation generally conveys the sense of the original, although not always with its force, nor with theelegance that might be desired.