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“ കൊഞ്ചൻ തുള്ളിയാൽ മുട്ടോളം, ഏറെ തുള്ളിയാൽ ചട്ടിയോളം”
English Translation:
If a prawn leaps, it reaches knee-height; if it leaps too far, it lands squarely in the frying pan. (A weakling’s bravado has very narrow limits; reckless overreaching leads straight to self-destruction.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉപ്പിരുന്ന കലവും ഉരുട്ടിരുന്ന മനവും പഴക്കത്തിനില്ല”
English Translation:
An earthen pot that held salt and a heart steeped in deceit will not endure for long. (Just as salt corrodes clay, treacherous malice inevitably destroys the person who harbors it.)

“ പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലിൽ പതിരുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ (പശുവിൻപാലും കൈക്കും) പഴഞ്ചോറ്റിൽ കൈവേകും”
English Translation:
If there is any husk of falsehood in an old proverb, your hand will be scalded by cold leftover rice (and cow’s milk will taste bitter). (Traditional folk wisdom is proven and infallible; questioning it is as absurd as expecting cold rice to burn your skin.)

“ കണ്ടതെല്ലാം പറഞ്ഞാൽ കണ്ണിനു ദോഷം”
English Translation:
If you blabber about everything your eyes witness, harm will fall upon your eyes. (A warning that unrestrained gossiping and lack of discretion invite dangerous retaliation.)