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“ സാക്ഷിയുടെ കാലുപിടിക്കുന്നതിനേക്കാൾ ശത്രുവിന്റെ കാലു പിടിക്കുന്നതു നല്ലതു”
English Translation:
Better to clasp the feet of your enemy than to fall at the feet of an unreliable witness. (Direct reconciliation with an open adversary is far safer and more dignified than placing your fate in the hands of a treacherous, bribable intermediary.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കപ്പലിനു പണിതുപണിതൊരു ചിമിഴായി”
English Translation:
Toiled and labored to build a great ship, but it ended up as a tiny trinket box. (High ambitions and monumental effort dwindling into a petty, trivial result; the mountain brought forth a mouse.)

“ ഉലക്കയ്ക്കു മുറിച്ചു കുറുവടിയായി”
English Translation:
Hewed down a log meant for a pestle until only a short club remained. (Poor planning and over-pruning that reduce a grand asset into a trivial remnant.)

“ മിണ്ടാപ്പൂച്ച കലമുടക്കും”
English Translation:
The silent cat breaks the cooking pot. (Still waters run deep; quiet, unassuming individuals often cause the most surprising mischief behind closed doors.)