299 Indian Proverbs / Page 20
- 191. The ambitious one makes friends with the elephant, then tramples upon the ant.
 - 192. The answerer is inferior to the asker.
- 193. The baby has not been born yet, and yet you assert that his nose is like his grandfather's.
- 194. The baby is not yet born, and yet you say that his nose is like his grandfather's.
- 195. The cobra will bite you whether you call it cobra or Mr. Cobra.
- 196. The cock goes to town for only four days and returns home a peacock.
- 197. The crab instructs its young: "Walk straight ahead -- like me."
- 198. The crow was killed by the storm -- "He died by my curse," says the owl.
- 199. The deceitful have no friends.
- 200. The dog's tail stays crooked even if he is buried for twelve years.
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