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“ കണ്ണുപോയാൽ അറിയാം കണ്ണിന്റെ കാഴ്ച”
English Translation:
Only when eyesight is lost is the true blessing of vision appreciated. (You never miss the water until the well runs dry; blessings are valued only after they are gone.)

“ കൊമ്പന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ; വമ്പന്റെ പിമ്പാകെ”
English Translation:
Never stand before a charging tusker; never walk behind an arrogant bully. (Prudent rules of survival: an elephant attacks directly from the front, while a treacherous bully strikes from behind.)

“ കട്ടോനും കടം കൊണ്ടോനും വറ്റോനും വലവീതോനും അടങ്ങുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
The thief, the borrower, the bankrupt, and the net-fisherman will never sit still. (Guilt, debt, absolute destitution, and anxious anticipation keep a person perpetually restless.)