ProverbPedia

“ വീഴുന്ന മൂരിക്കു ഒരുമുണ്ടു കരി”
English Translation:
For an ox that collapses in the furrow, a smear of hearth soot. (Applying crude, superficial folk remedies to an exhausted, broken asset that requires genuine rest and care.)

“ പണമെ ഗുണം”
English Translation:
Money alone is counted as virtue. (In a cynical and materialistic world, financial wealth is equated with character and worth.)

“ തന്റെയമ്മക്കു തവിടിടിക്കത്തില്ല, ആരാൻറെയമ്മക്കു ഇരുമ്പിടിക്കും”
English Translation:
Unwilling to pound soft rice bran for one’s own mother, but eager to forge heavy iron for a stranger’s mother. (Neglecting simple, vital duties toward one’s own family while exerting back-breaking labor to impress outsiders.)