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“ കുഞ്ഞിയിൽ പഠിച്ചതു ഒഴികയില്ല”
English Translation:
What is learned in tender childhood will never depart. (Early habits and childhood education leave impressions that endure for a lifetime.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കാപ്പണത്തിന്റെ പൂച്ച ഒരു പണത്തിന്റെ നെയികുടിച്ചു”
English Translation:
A quarter-penny cat lapped up a full penny’s worth of clarified butter. (The upkeep and damage caused by a cheap asset far outstrip its worth.)

“ കറിക്കു പോരാത്ത കണ്ടം നുറുക്കല്ല”
English Translation:
Do not chop vegetables into pieces so small that they cannot serve the curry. (Do not fragment resources or plans into portions so petty that they lose all practical utility.)

“ താൻ ചെന്നാൽ മോർ കിട്ടാത്തെടത്തുനീന്നൊ ആളെ അയച്ചാൽ പാൽ കിട്ടുന്നു”
English Translation:
Where you couldn’t get even buttermilk by going in person, will sending a proxy fetch you fresh milk? (If personal pleading failed to secure even a minor favor, sending an emissary will certainly not produce a grander prize.)