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“ പോകെണ്ടതുപോയാൽ ബുദ്ധിവെക്കും, വേവേണ്ടതു വെന്താൽ തീയുംകത്തും”
English Translation:
Once what must be lost is gone, wisdom dawns; once what must cook is cooked, the hearth fire blazes up. (People learn difficult lessons only after suffering unavoidable losses that force maturity upon them.)

“ കഞ്ഞിക്കും പററിനും കരഞ്ഞില്ലെങ്കിൽ ചെല്ലംപോലെ വളർത്തിക്കൊള്ളാം”
English Translation:
So long as you do not beg for food or clothes, I will cherish you like a jewel box! (Hollow, hypocritical affection that offers grand titles while denying basic sustenance.)

“ മലിഞ്ഞാമണ്ണ്, കുറഞ്ഞാൽ പൊന്ന്”
English Translation:
In surplus it is dirt; in scarcity it is gold. (Scarcity creates value; what is rare is treasured, while what is overly abundant is treated as worthless.)