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“Malayalam Proverb:
മുലകുടി മാറിയാൽ ഒരുകുടി വേണം”
— English Translation:
Once weaned from the breast, one requires an entire household's sustenance. (As maturity arrives, infantile dependence ceases and one must take on the responsibility of earning a livelihood.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മുന്നാരത്തെ പല്ലുകൊണ്ടിളിക്കയും, അണ്ണിയിലെ പല്ലുകൊണ്ടുമുക്കുകയും”
— English Translation:
Grinning with the front teeth while gnashing with the molars. (Smiling deceitfully to someone's face while harboring biting, vicious malice within; two-faced hypocrisy.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മുൻവില പൊൻവില”
— English Translation:
The first quoted price is the golden price. (The initial offer or opening valuation often turns out to be the most advantageous and sound.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മുപ്പത്തൊമ്പതു ദിവസം കട്ടുതിന്നാൽ നാൽപതാംദിവസം ഉമ്മരപ്പടി വിളിച്ചു പറയും”
— English Translation:
If you steal and feast for thirty-nine days, on the fortieth day the very doorstep will cry out your guilt. (Persistent wrongdoing cannot remain hidden forever; habitual deceit inevitably faces public exposure.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മാവുതിന്നാൽ പണിയാരമില്ല, പെണ്ടാട്ടിയെ തിന്നാൽ മക്കളില്ല”
— English Translation:
If you eat up the raw batter there will be no sweet cakes, and if you destroy your wife there will be no children. (Squandering your seed capital or mistreating the core source of future growth deprives you of all future harvest; do not ruin the foundation of tomorrow's prosperity.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മിഞ്ചികൊടുക്കാഞ്ഞാൽ മീശ വരികയില്ല”
— English Translation:
If you do not venture boldly and give generously, you will never attain a mustache. (Without daring initiative, magnanimity, and willingness to spend, one can never achieve true stature or respect.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
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.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മാക്രികരഞ്ഞു മഴപെയ്യിച്ചു”
— English Translation:
The little frog croaked and made the rains pour down. (An insignificant creature foolishly claiming credit for a massive natural event that occurred entirely on its own.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മാവിൽ തിന്നാൽ പണിയാരത്തിൽ കുറയും”
— English Translation:
If you eat from the raw batter, it will reduce the yield of fried cakes. (Dipping prematurely into your seed capital or core ingredients diminishes the final return.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മാങ്ങവീണാൽ മാക്കിഴ്പാടോ”
— English Translation:
When a mango drops, does it not fall beneath the tree's own canopy? (Actions and consequences remain tied to their natural source; the apple never falls far from the tree.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മിനുക്കാമുത്തു മിനുങ്ങുകയില്ല”
— English Translation:
An unpolished pearl will not gleam. (Innate talent and raw potential require continuous refinement and discipline to shine.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മാങ്ങാപഴുത്താൽ താനെ വീഴും”
— English Translation:
When the mango ripens fully, it drops of its own accord. (Everything matures in its due season; when the time is right, outcomes resolve naturally without forced interference.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മിന്നുന്നതെല്ലാം പൊന്നല്ല”
— English Translation:
All that glitters is not gold. (Superficial brilliance and flashy outward appearances often mask base quality or deceit.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മാടറിയാത്തവാൻ മട്ടകൊള്ളുക”
— English Translation:
He who knows nothing of cattle will end up buying inferior, stunted stock. (An ignorant buyer who lacks expertise in a trade will inevitably be cheated into taking worthless goods.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മീത്തലെകണ്ടത്തിൽ ഉറവുണ്ടായാൽ താഴെകണ്ടത്തിലും വരും”
— English Translation:
If a spring wells up in the upper terrace field, water reaches the lower terrace field as well. (Prosperity, blessings, or resources enjoyed by leaders naturally trickle down to nourish dependents.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
മാണിക്കക്കല്ലുകൊണ്ടു മാങ്ങഎറിയുന്നുവോ”
— English Translation:
Does anyone hurl a priceless ruby to knock down a common mango? (Risking or squandering a rare, irreplaceable treasure just to obtain a cheap, everyday prize; reckless folly.)