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“ അപ്പം തിന്നണൊ കുഴിയെണ്ണണൊ”
English Translation:
Do you want to eat the cake or count the indentations in the mould? (Enjoy the practical benefit instead of obsessing over irrelevant trivia.)

“ പിടിച്ചതുമറന്നിട്ടു മറന്നതുപിടിക്കുംമുമ്പെ വശമാക്കേണ്ടതെല്ലാം വശമാക്കെണം”
English Translation:
Before dropping what you hold to grasp what was forgotten, make sure you have fully secured all that must be mastered. (Consolidate your current ground thoroughly before impulsively jumping into new or neglected ventures.)

“ ചെമ്പെന്നുംചൊല്ലി ഇരുമ്പിനു കാലു (ചോര) കളഞ്ഞു”
English Translation:
Calling it copper, one ran one’s legs off (or bled dry) for mere iron. (Wasting immense labor, sacrifice, or wealth pursuing something believed to be precious that turned out to be worthless dross.)