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“ പൂച്ചചെന്നാലൊ എലി കതകുതുറക്കുന്നതു”
English Translation:
Will the mouse swing open the door when the cat comes knocking? (No one willingly opens their sanctuary to invite their own destruction or welcome a mortal foe.)

“ മെല്ലനെ ഒഴുകും വെള്ളം കല്ലിനെ കഴിയെ ചെല്ലും”
English Translation:
Gently flowing water wears down and cuts through the hardest rock. (Patient, persistent, and quiet endeavor overcomes the most stubborn and immovable obstacles; constant dripping wears away the stone.)

“ പന്തീരാണ്ടു പട്ടരുടെകൂടെപാർത്തിട്ടും കുടുമ്മി മുമ്പിലൊപുറകിലൊന്നറിഞ്ഞുകൂടാ”
English Translation:
Lived beside the priest for twelve full years and still doesn’t know whether his hair-tuft is worn in front or behind. (Gross, hopeless unobservant stupidity despite long-term exposure to the plain facts.)