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“ ഒത്തപണിക്കു ഒരുകൊട്ട ആപ്പു”
English Translation:
A whole basket of wedges for work that supposedly fits. (If craftsmanship were truly precise, it wouldn’t require endless makeshift patches to hold together.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വായിലെ നാവിനു നാണമില്ലെങ്കിൽ വയറുനിറയും”
English Translation:
If the tongue in the mouth feels no shame, the belly will remain full. (Those devoid of pride or self-respect will beg, fawn, and wheedle their way to being sustained.)

“ ഭേകം മുഴങ്ങിയാൽ ഇടിയായിവരുമൊ”
English Translation:
Will the croaking of a frog ever turn into thunder? (The hollow clamor of the weak and insignificant can never match the formidable roar of true power.)

“ കപ്പച്ചീര കൊഴുത്തെന്നുവച്ച് കപ്പപ്പാമരമാമൊ”
English Translation:
Just because water spinach grows lush and thick, can it ever serve as a ship’s mast? (Superficial plumpness or minor growth cannot substitute for real structural strength and timber.)