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“ ആയിരം അമ്പിട്ടക്കത്തികൂട്ടിയാൽ ഒരു മരംവെട്ടുമൊ”
English Translation:
Can you fell a massive tree by bundling together a thousand pocket knives? (A collection of petty, inadequate tools cannot accomplish a task that demands serious power.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഭള്ളിൻ പെരുപ്പം, പുല്ലിന്റെ നാശം”
English Translation:
An abundance of loud bragging, and the ruination of the fodder. (All noise and no yield; blustering loudly while consuming and wasting valuable resources without accomplishing a thing.)

“ ഇരുമുറിപ്പത്തായത്തിൽ ഒരുമുറിവിത്തെന്റെത്”
English Translation:
In a two-compartment grain bin, the seed grain in one chamber is mine. (Asserting one’s distinct, indisputable share and ownership in a joint household.)

“ ഇല്ലത്തുനല്ലതിരിക്കുവാൻ പോകയില്ല”
English Translation:
When one is well-provided for at home, one does not go wandering abroad. (Contentment and abundance at home eliminate the need to seek shelter elsewhere.)