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 * தலைச்சன் பிள்ளைக்காரி இடைச்சன் பிள்ளைக்காரிக்குப் புத்தி சொன்னாளாம்.
 * It is said that the mother of a first child, gave advice to the mother of a second child.

 
 * தலைமாட்டிற்குக் கொள்ளி தானே தேடிக்கொண்டாய்.
 * You yourself have procured a firebrand for the head of your bed.

 
 * தலைமுறை தலைமுறையாய் மொட்டை, அவள் பெயர் கூந்தலழகி.
 * Bald from generation to generation, and yet called the matron of beautiful tresses.

 
 * தலை மேலே அம்பு பறந்தாலும் நிலையிற் பிரியல் ஆகாது.
 * It is not good to move when arrows are flying, though overhead.

 
 * தலை மேலே தலை இருக்கிறதா?
 * Does a head exist above the head?

 
 * தலை மேலே இடித்தாலும், தான் குனியான்.
 * Though his head strikes the lintel, he will not stoop.

 
 * தலையாலே மலை பிளப்பான்.
 * He can split a mountain with a blow of his head.

  <dl> <dt>தலையில் எழுதி இருக்கத் தந்திரத்தால் வெல்லலாமா?</dt> <dd>When destiny is written on the skull, can you avert it by artifice?</dd> <dd>Writing on the head is another form of expression for destiny or fate, which is supposed to be written on the skull of every individual born into the world. Hence the Sanscrit proverb, Kapála, Kapála, Kapála múla. "The skull, the skull, the skull is the root of all." Kapála in Sanscrit means skull. The mundane history of all is determined by the actions of a former state of existence. This is one of the most prevalent doctrines of the Hindus. A man eats the fruit of his doings, not in our sense as the same individuated being, but as the same responsible agent who has previously been on the stage.</dd> <dd>“Actions done, whether good or bad, must of necessity be eaten; if not, they will not wear away in millions of ages.” Smriti.</dd> </dl></li></ol>