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“ കരിക്കട്ട കഴുകുന്തോറും കറുക്കും”
English Translation:
The more you wash a lump of charcoal, the blacker it appears. (Inherent defects cannot be cleansed; attempting to whitewash a fundamentally corrupt character only makes its foulness clearer.)

“ കൂനൻ കുലുക്കിയാൽ ഗോപുരം കുലുങ്ങുമൊ”
English Translation:
Will the grand temple tower shake if a hunchback pushes against it? (The feeble rage of the powerless cannot topple strong, enduring institutions.)

“ കൊച്ചികണ്ടവനച്ചിവേണ്ട, കൊല്ലംകണ്ടവനില്ലംവേണ്ട, അമ്പലപ്പുഴവേലകണ്ടവനമ്മയുംവേണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
He who has seen Kochi cares no more for a wife, he who has seen Kollam cares no more for his home, and he who has seen the Ambalappuzha festival forgets his own mother. (A celebrated saying illustrating how dazzling cities and magnificent spectacles can make one completely forget all domestic ties and responsibilities.)