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“ കാശഴിയാതെ കറികൂട്ടാനൊക്കുമോ”
English Translation:
Can you prepare a rich curry without spending a copper? (Quality outcomes and substantial results cannot be achieved without spending the necessary capital.)

— Malayalam

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“ ചെല്ലാത്ത പൊന്നിനു വട്ടം ഇല്ല”
English Translation:
Counterfeit gold has no exchange value. (What lacks intrinsic worth, integrity, or general acceptance cannot be relied upon as valid currency in life.)

“ കിഴക്കൻവെള്ളം ഇളകിവരുമ്പോൾ ചിറയിടാറുണ്ടൊ”
English Translation:
Does anyone begin constructing a dike when the eastern floodwaters are already rushing down? (Protective preparations cannot be improvised in the middle of an overwhelming flash flood.)

“ രാജകന്യകയായാലും പൂർവ്വജന്മം പുന:പുന:”
English Translation:
Even if she is born a royal princess, past karma asserts itself again and again. (High birth and worldly majesty cannot exempt anyone from the inescapable consequences of their past deeds.)