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“ ചെട്ടി അടിച്ചും ചേര കടിച്ചും ചത്തവരുണ്ടൊ”
English Translation:
Has anyone ever died from a trader’s slap or a rat snake’s bite? (Toothless threats and mild reprimands cause no real harm; paper tigers need not be feared.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ചക്കരക്കുണ്ടോ അകവും പുറവും”
English Translation:
Does a block of jaggery have an inside and an outside? (True goodness and sincerity are uniform throughout; devoid of deceit or two-faced pretense.)

“ ഒത്തപണിക്കു ഒരുകൊട്ട ആപ്പു”
English Translation:
A whole basket of wedges for work that supposedly fits. (If craftsmanship were truly precise, it wouldn’t require endless makeshift patches to hold together.)

“ പൂത്തതൊക്കെ മാങ്ങയും അല്ല, പെറ്റതൊക്കെ മക്കളും അല്ല, നേടിയതെല്ലാം പണവുമല്ല”
English Translation:
Not every blossom becomes a mango, not everyone born is a true child, and not everything acquired is real wealth. (Potential does not guarantee fruition; only what proves loyal, enduring, and substantive truly counts.)