Sunday, April 10, 2005

English Quotes & Proverbs

Ok, my previous post was about Kannada Proverbs.

Even though Kannada is my mother-tongue, English is my first love. The intricacies of this language fascinate me. I find myself better equipped to express my true feelings in English; this probably also explains why I'm usually at a loss and groping for words in Kannada. So I guess it's nothing out of the ordinary that I've chosen this as the topic for my next post.

To start out with, I've included some of the quotes that have had much impact on me. I will continue to do the same and request your contributions too.

Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Kannada Proverbs

Even though Kannada is my mother tongue, I must admit my Kannada vocabulary is rather limited. But I really enjoy hearing the many proverbs. Of course, proverbs are part of every language. However, for now, I'm only interested in collecting Kannada proverbs.


  1. Veda suLLaadaroo gaade suLLagadu
  2. Sathyakke saavilla, suLLige sukhavilla
  3. Avaru chaape keLage tooridare neenu rangoli keLage tooru
  4. Ibbara jagaLa mooranevayarige laaBha
  5. KoNana munde kinnari
  6. Sankata bandare VenkataramaNa
  7. Adakeli hoda maana aane kottare barutha?
  8. Ellara mane dosenoo toothe
  9. Gubbi mele brahmaastra
  10. Tengu ingu iddare Mangammana adigenoo chenda
  11. Angai huNNige kannadi yaake
  12. Haasige iddashtu kaalu chaachu
  13. Ravanasurana hottege arekasina majjige
  14. Eechalu marada keLage majjige kudidare kaLLu annutare
  15. Kaadu baa annuthe, ooru hogu annuthe
  16. Uppiginta ruchi illa thayigintha bandhuvilla
  17. Shankadinda biddare teertha
  18. Doorada betta nuNNage
  19. Antoo intoo Kunti makkaLige rajya illa
  20. Dharmakke datti kottare, hittalalli maNa haakidante
  21. Maneli ili, beedili huli
  22. Kappena takkadili haakidante
  23. Akki mele aase, nentara meloo preethi
  24. Chinte illadavanige santeyalloo nidde
  25. Gidavaagi baggadu, maravaagi baggithe?
  26. Gedda ettina bala hididante
  27. Ganeshanannu maadalu hogi avarappanannu maadidante
  28. Kochhe mele kallu haakidante
  29. Dudde doddappa
  30. Haagala kaayige bevina kaayiye saakshi
  31. Mukha nodi maNe haaku
  32. Kuri kaayodakke thoLanannu kaLisidante
Please share more with me. Thanks!!