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“ കൂട്ടത്തിൽ കൂടിയാൽ കൂക്കിരിയും വമ്പ”
English Translation:
When blending into a crowd, even a coward acts like a giant. (Mob mentality; cowards find false bravado when hiding inside a collective throng.)

— Malayalam

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“ വൈരമുള്ളവനെക്കൊണ്ടു ക്ഷൗരം ചെയ്യിക്കുമ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like hiring someone who harbors a deadly grudge to shave your throat. (Placing yourself in total, lethal vulnerability before a known adversary who holds the razor.)

“ ഗതാനുഗതികൊലോകൊ നലോക: പാരമാത്ഥിക:”
English Translation:
The world merely mimics the herd; the crowd does not seek ultimate truth. (Masses follow convention, gossip, and precedent blindly rather than investigating reality for themselves.)

“ പേട്ടുമരത്തേലും തേനിരിക്കും”
English Translation:
Even inside a barren, hollow tree, wild honey can be found. (Sweetness, virtue, and valuable surprises can dwell even within seemingly sterile and unpromising places.)