ProverbPedia

“ മണങ്ങിനു ഗുണങ്ങു ചാമച്ചോറു”
English Translation:
For the simpleton, coarse little-millet rice is good enough. (Matching a crude, unrefined nature with basic, humble fare; refined luxuries are wasted on the boorish.)

“ ഒരുവിദ്യപഠിക്കിലും വിഷവിദ്യപഠിക്കണം, വിഷവിദ്യപഠിക്കിലും വിഷമിച്ചു പഠിക്കണം”
English Translation:
If you learn an art, master the lore of counteracting poison; and if you learn that craft, master it through rigorous hardship. (Strive for skills that hold mastery over life and death, and acquire them through uncompromising discipline.)

“ തുള്ളികണ്ടുതുടച്ചേ തുടം കൊണ്ടുതേകൂ”
English Translation:
Wipe away the first visible leak before you are forced to bail out water by the pail. (Nip problems in the bud; addressing minor defects immediately prevents catastrophic inundation later.)