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“ വെറുതെകിട്ടിയതു വെറുതെപോയി”
English Translation:
What was obtained for nothing vanished into nothingness. (Easy come, easy go; windfalls acquired without sweat or labor are squandered thoughtlessly without leaving lasting value.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വള്ളിക്കുറപ്പുമരം; പിള്ളക്കുറപ്പു ജനനി”
English Translation:
The tree is the anchor of the climbing vine; the mother is the anchor of the child. (The indispensable, natural foundation of support; a child draws security, life, and direction from its mother.)

“ പഴകെപ്പഴകെ പാലും പുളിക്കും”
English Translation:
With the passage of time, even sweet fresh milk turns sour. (Stagnation and prolonged neglect ruin even the sweetest relationships and finest assets; nothing stays pure without care.)

“ പാൽപ്പായസംകുടിച്ചവനു പനങ്കാടിഎന്തിനാ”
English Translation:
Why would one who has savored rich milk pudding ever crave sour palm-ferment? (Those accustomed to supreme quality and refined delights have no appetite for coarse, inferior substitutes.)