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“Malayalam Proverb:
ഒന്നുകിൽ കളരിക്കുപുറത്തു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആശാന്റെ (ഗുരുക്കളെ) നെഞ്ചത്തു”
— English Translation:
Either thrown outside the training arena or landing squarely on the master's chest. (Swinging from one extreme to another; lacking all sense of balance and moderation.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഒന്നെയുള്ളെങ്കിലും ഉലക്കകൊണ്ടടിച്ചു വളർത്തണം”
— English Translation:
Even if you have only an only child, raise them with strict discipline. (Do not spare the rod simply because an only child is precious; pampering fosters ruin.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഒരപ്പംതിന്നാലും നെയ്യപ്പം തിന്നണം, ഒരടികൊണ്ടാലും ചെവിട്ടത്തു കൊള്ളണം”
— English Translation:
If you eat a cake, let it be a rich ghee-fried cake; if you take a blow, let it land squarely on the ear. (Go all the way; whether enjoying a pleasure or facing a consequence, do it with boldness rather than half-measures.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഏറ്റുമാറ്റും ഇല്ലാത്തജാതി”
— English Translation:
A clan that observes neither reciprocal obligations nor social decorum. (Reckless, unaccountable individuals who recognize neither custom, duty, nor manners.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഒരാണ്ടു വാരമെങ്കിൽ പിറ്റെയാണ്ടു പാത്തി”
— English Translation:
One year a bumper harvest, the next year bare furrows. (Fortune is cyclical; seasons of abundant yield are often followed by lean periods of scarcity.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഏറിയതും കുറഞ്ഞതും ആകാ”
— English Translation:
Neither excess nor deficiency will do. (Balance is everything; both overdoing and underdoing spoil the outcome.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
എഴുന്നകൂത്തു ഏഴുദിവസം, ഇരട്ടിച്ചാൽ പതിന്നാലു”
— English Translation:
A dance drama once begun lasts seven days; if doubled, fourteen. (Certain public performances or complicated affairs must run their protracted, predictable course.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഏറും മുഖവും ഒന്നൊത്തുവന്നു”
— English Translation:
The charge of the bull and the face met in direct alignment. (An unavoidable, head-on collision of forces; or a moment where momentum and timing meet squarely.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഏക്കം കൊടുത്തിട്ടു ഉമ്മട്ടംവാങ്ങുക”
— English Translation:
Paying a heavy earnest sum only to receive poisonous datura in return. (Paying a premium price for something that turns out to be toxic and ruinous.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഏറെ കിഴക്കോട്ടുപോയാൽ പനിപിടിക്കും”
— English Translation:
Venture too far into the eastern hills, and you will catch malarial fever. (Pushing too far into hazardous, inhospitable terrain invites inevitable sickness and trouble.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഏകൽ ഇല്ലായ്കയാൽ ഏശിയില്ല”
— English Translation:
Because there was no generous giving, it failed to take effect. (Without genuine willingness, investment, or goodwill, an effort or relationship will never take root.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഏറെ ചിരിച്ചാൽ കരയും”
— English Translation:
Laugh too wildly, and you will end up in tears. (Excessive, unrestrained mirth often ends in grief; sorrow follows on the heels of wild revelry.)

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— English Translation:
For a sobbing mother, a barking father. (A dysfunctional, wretched household where vulnerability is met only with harsh temper.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഏറെ ചിത്രം ഓട്ടപ്പെടും”
— English Translation:
Over-detailing a painting ends up tearing holes in the canvas. (Overcomplicating or excessively tinkering with a design ruins the finished product.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഏച്ചുകെട്ടിയാൽ മുഴെച്ചിരിക്കും”
— English Translation:
If spliced together clumsily, it will stick out as an ugly bulge. (A clumsy, forced compromise or patchwork fix will always show its awkward seams.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഏറെചിരി മടയന്റെ ലക്ഷണം”
— English Translation:
Excessive, unprovoked laughter is the mark of a fool. (Constant, shallow giggling betrays an empty and undisciplined mind.)