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“ പലർ ഈമ്പും അണ്ടിതനിക്കെങ്കിൽ തന്റെപെട്ടകത്താക്കണം”
English Translation:
If you want the mango seed that many are sucking on to be yours alone, lock it away in your own chest. (If you wish to claim sole ownership over something that is publicly shared or exploited, you must take full custody and safeguard it yourself.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വാരിത്തളിച്ച പാണ്ടൻ പണംകോരികൊടുത്താൽ കിട്ടുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
A prize ox with rare, speckled markings cannot be bought even by ladling out heaps of gold. (Genuine excellence, unique caliber, and irreplaceable character cannot be secured through mere money alone.)

“ ശൂരിമേൽ വാഴവീണാലും വാഴമേൽ ശൂരി വീണാലും വാഴെക്കുകേടു”
English Translation:
Whether the plantain stem falls upon the dagger or the dagger falls upon the plantain, the injury is always to the plantain. (The weak and defenseless always suffer the damage when colliding with sharp, ruthless power, regardless of who initiated the contact.)

“ കുളത്തോടു കോപിച്ചിട്ടു ശൌചിക്കാഞ്ഞാൽ ഊര നാറുകെയുള്ളു”
English Translation:
If you get angry with the pond and refuse to wash, only your own backside will reek. (Spiting yourself out of anger toward someone else; cutting off your nose to spite your face.)