Practical wisdom in picturesque speech

[pavalamani pragasam]

PP ma'am,
I should thank you for this thread. Since I started posting in this thread, I've been in contact with my cousins(around 30 of us ) to remind me of our granny's sayings. And everyday I get some quotes from them and also the incidents when they were said. It brings back old memories for all of us and all my cousins send their thanks to you.

Yes, I share your great love for our rich Tamil proverbs. My maternal grandmother was s torehouse of them. All her 'vasavu' came in the form of proverbs. All her vasavu were well meant and proved manure for us- the tilled land.
Proverbs are admirable for their meaning in concise terms, couched in very imaginative and very local similes and metaphors. AND as you rightly mentioned, they bring back the associations when they were heard by us in our young years. Such a treasurehouse of knowledge AND fond memories! How I miss TN aka TSO who was very enthusiastic when I opened this thread.