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“Malayalam Proverb:
ആറിയ കഞ്ഞി പഴങ്കഞ്ഞി”
— English Translation:
Porridge that has gone cold is nothing more than stale porridge. (What has lost its passion, timeliness, and momentum loses its worth; a delayed deed loses its vitality.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആരാന്റെ അപരാധത്തിനു വാരിയന്റെ പുരമകൾ എടുത്തു”
— English Translation:
For another's wrongdoing, the thatch of the temple attendant's house was torn down. (Misdirected vengeance that unfairly harms a vulnerable, innocent party.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആറുകർണ്ണങ്ങൾ പുക്കാൽ മന്ത്രവും ഭേദിച്ചീടും”
— English Translation:
Once it enters six ears, even a sacred confidential incantation is broken. (A secret shared among three people will inevitably leak to the world.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആരാന്റെ കണ്ണേ നമ്മുടെ കുറ്റം കാണൂ”
— English Translation:
Only through another person's eyes can our own blemishes be seen. (We are naturally blind to our own flaws; outside perspective reveals what we hide from ourselves.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആറുകവിഞ്ഞെ തോട്ടിൽ പായ്യൂ”
— English Translation:
Only when the main river overflows does water rush into the small canal. (Subordinates and dependents receive their share of prosperity only when the primary provider enjoys great abundance.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആരാന്റെ കുട്ടിയെ ആയിരം മുത്തിയാലും ഒന്നു പൊത്തിക്കൂടാ”
— English Translation:
You may shower another's child with a thousand kisses, but you can never shield or discipline them as your own. (Borrowed affection can never replace the legitimate rights and responsibilities of real parenthood.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആരാന്റെ പല്ലിനെക്കാൾ തന്റെ ഊനു(നൊണ്ണു) നല്ലത്”
— English Translation:
One's own toothless gums are better than someone else's row of fine teeth. (Your own modest resources, however humble, are far more dependable than borrowing the advantages of others.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആരാന്റെ തലയ്ക്കു ഭ്രാന്ത് പിടിച്ചാൽ കാണുന്ന തലക്ക് നല്ല ചേല്”
— English Translation:
When another person goes mad, it is grand entertainment for onlookers. (People find cruel amusement in the misfortunes and unraveling of others.)

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— English Translation:
One who rears a dog banking on the filth inside other people's bellies. (A parasite who establishes a household dependent solely on the degrading handouts of neighbors.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആരാന്റെയും മുതലിനു ആവൊളം പിണങ്ങിയാൽ ആറിലൊന്നുകിട്ടിയെന്നുംവരാം”
— English Translation:
If you contest another man's property with enough fury, you might just walk away with a sixth of it. (Shameless dispute and aggressive litigation over unearned wealth sometimes yield illicit spoils.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആരാന്റെയുംവീട്ടിൽ അമ്മാച്ചൻ കറതീരരുത്”
— English Translation:
An uncle should not seek to enforce absolute authority in someone else's house. (Never overstep boundaries or attempt to dominate a household where you are merely a guest.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആരാന്റെ ശകുനം പിഴപ്പിക്കാൻ തന്റെ മൂക്കുമുറിച്ചുകളക”
— English Translation:
Cutting off your own nose just to spoil another person's good omen. (Cutting off your nose to spite your face; committing self-destructive acts purely out of spite.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആയിരംകണ്ണുപൊട്ടിച്ചെ അര വൈദ്യനാകു”
— English Translation:
Only after blinding a thousand eyes does one become even half a physician. (Skill and mastery are often bought through a trail of dangerous novice blunders.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആയിരംകാക്കക്കും കല്ലൊന്നുമതി (പാഷാണമൊന്നേവേണ്ടു)”
— English Translation:
For a thousand crows, a single stone (or one dose of poison) is enough. (A single decisive strike or resolute action easily scatters an entire host of petty adversaries.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആയിരംകാര്യക്കാരെ കാണുന്നതിനെക്കാൾ ഒരു രാജാവെകാണുന്നതു നല്ലതു”
— English Translation:
Better to meet the king directly once than to plead before a thousand ministers. (Dealing directly with the ultimate authority is far more effective than wasting time with petty bureaucrats.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ആയിരംകാതം എടുത്തു അരക്കാതം ഇഴെക്കരുതു”
— English Translation:
Having journeyed a thousand leagues, do not crawl through the final half-league. (Never slacken your resolve right before reaching the finish line.)