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“ നാഴിപ്പൊന്നുകൊടുത്താലും മൂളിപ്പെണ്ണു എനിക്കുവേണാ”
English Translation:
Even if accompanied by a measure of gold, I want no woman who only grunts and mumbles. (Material wealth cannot compensate for a sullen, sour, and uncommunicative partner.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ചേര തിന്നുന്ന നാട്ടിൽ ചെന്നാൽ നടുത്തുണ്ടം തിന്നണം”
English Translation:
If you arrive in a land where they feast on rat snakes, eat the middle slice. (When in Rome, do as the Romans do; adapt thoroughly and without reservation to local customs.)

“ നിലത്തുവെച്ചെ മുഖത്തുനോക്കാവു”
English Translation:
Look someone in the face only after setting your heavy load down on the ground. (Discharge urgent physical burdens and obligations first before engaging in social courtesies and polite conversation.)

“ പഠിച്ച ഭോഷൻ വിടുപോഷ”
English Translation:
An educated fool is the biggest fool of all. (A fool armed with book knowledge but devoid of common sense is far more dangerous and absurd than an ordinary illiterate fool.)