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“ മാനംകെട്ടും പണംനേടിക്കൊണ്ടാൽ മാനക്കേടപ്പണം പൊക്കിക്കൊള്ളും”
English Translation:
Amass wealth even at the expense of honor, and that very money will wipe away the disgrace. (A cynical worldly observation that acquired wealth eventually buys social prestige, respectability, and collective amnesia.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വിഷ്ണുകിണാന്തി(ക്രാന്തി)വേരൊടുപൊരിഞ്ഞാൽ പട്ടണത്തെരാജാവു പകലെ വരും”
English Translation:
If Vishnukranthi herb roots are fried crisp, the king of the city will arrive in broad daylight. (Satirizing exaggerated folk remedies or magical claims that promise impossible, grand outcomes from simple herbs.)

“ 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.)

“ ആപത്തും കാവത്തും കുറേശ്ശെ മതി”
English Translation:
Misfortune and wild yams are both best consumed in small quantities. (Troubles, like heavy, fibrous tubers, are hard to digest; a little adversity goes a long way.)