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“ നേരില്ലാത്തിടത്തു നിലയില്ല”
English Translation:
Where there is no honesty and truth, there is no solid ground to stand upon. (Without moral rectitude and integrity, no individual, enterprise, or institution can maintain a stable foundation.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉരുളെക്കു ഉപ്പെരി കൊടുക്കുന്നപ്രകാരം”
English Translation:
Like serving a sharp savory crisp for every ball of rice. (Tit for tat; delivering a swift, matching retort to every remark.)

“ അങ്ങാടിത്തോലിയം അമ്മയോടൊ?”
English Translation:
Taking out your defeat in the marketplace on your own mother? (Venting outside failures and public shame on family at home.)

“ ഉത്തമനു ഊശാന്താടി, മൂഢനു കാടും പടർപ്പും”
English Translation:
A noble man wears a trim, tidy beard, while a fool wears an overgrown thicket. (Discipline and discernment show in neat restraint, while folly reveals itself in wild disorder.)