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“ ചക്കര കൂട്ടിയാൽ തവിടും (കമ്പിളിയും) തിന്നാം (ചെല്ലും)”
English Translation:
Mixed with jaggery, even rice bran (or coarse blanket) can be swallowed. (A sweet incentive, pleasant packaging, or smooth flattery can make even the most unpalatable thing acceptable.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ എരുമെക്കടുത്തതു അകത്തും, പോത്തിനടുത്തതു പുറത്തും”
English Translation:
What belongs to the milking buffalo stays indoors; what belongs to the he-buffalo remains outside. (Valuable, yielding assets are sheltered and cared for, while tough manual laborers are left in the cold.)

“ വായ്ക്കു നാണമില്ലെങ്കിൽ വയറ്റിനു പഞ്ഞമില്ല”
English Translation:
If the mouth knows no shame, the stomach will never face famine. (A person willing to discard dignity, flatter shamelessly, and beg openly will always find a way to eat.)

“ ധൃപം (ധൂപം) കാട്ടിയാലും പാപം പോകാ”
English Translation:
Even if fragrant incense is waved before the shrine, deliberate sin does not vanish. (Outward ritual displays and superficial piety cannot cleanse deep moral guilt or wash away committed wrongs.)