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“ കുരുടൻമാരോടരുത്”
English Translation:
A blind man should never run a race. (Do not enter perilous, high-speed contests when you lack the necessary vision and foresight.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ അങ്ങാടിത്തോലിയം അമ്മയോടൊ?”
English Translation:
Taking out your defeat in the marketplace on your own mother? (Venting outside failures and public shame on family at home.)

“ ചുമടുകുറെച്ചു ചുമ്മാടു”
English Translation:
Lightening the actual burden is better than padding the head-ring. (It is far wiser to reduce the core problem than to invent elaborate temporary cushions to endure it.)

“ ചിറ്റമ്മമക്കളും ചെറ്റയിൽപല്ലിയും തേനിൽകുഴച്ചാലും കച്ചെ ഇരിക്കു”
English Translation:
Step-siblings and thatch lizards remain bitter even if soaked in honey. (Deep-seated, natural malice and friction cannot be sweetened by outward indulgences or forced affection.)