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“Malayalam Proverb:
കോഴി കൂവാത്തതുകൊണ്ടു നേരം വെളുക്കാതിരിക്കുമോ”
— English Translation:
Will the dawn fail to break just because the rooster refuses to crow? (Natural progress and inevitable reality march forward regardless of the protests or absence of self-important individuals.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോന്തല‌ഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ നാന്തലവേണം”
— English Translation:
If you lack coins tied in the hem of your cloth, you must at least possess eloquence at the tip of your tongue. (If you lack financial wealth, you must rely on wit, tact, and persuasive speech to navigate the world.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോഴിക്കുഞ്ഞും കുറക്കുഞ്ഞും കാക്കക്കുഞ്ഞും കണിയാൻ കുഞ്ഞും ഒരുപോലെ”
— English Translation:
The chick, the wild fledgling, the crow chick, and the astrologer's child are all the same. (Inborn traits, innate craft instincts, and generational habits show themselves from earliest infancy.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോപത്തിനു കണ്ണില്ല”
— English Translation:
Anger has no eyes. (Wrath is blind; fury destroys all reason, foresight, and restraint.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോഴിക്കു നെല്ലുംവിത്തും ഒക്കും (ഒരുപോലെ)”
— English Translation:
To a scratching hen, common paddy and preserved seed-grain are identical. (Ignorance fails to distinguish between daily consumption and precious capital reserved for the future.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോപിക്കു കുരണ”
— English Translation:
For a chronically wrathful person, an itching torment. (An irritable temper only compounds one's own misery and invites constant inner friction.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോഴിക്കും കുളവിക്കും ഇട്ടതുശീലം”
— English Translation:
For both the fowl and the hornet, the habit formed early endures forever. (Early conditioning and inborn instincts cannot be eradicated.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോയിക്കൽ‌എണ്ണെക്കു മടിപിടിക്കെണം”
— English Translation:
For oil gifted from the royal court, one must hold out one's own cloth. (Accepting favors from powerful masters requires subservient accommodation, even when the handout is inconvenient or messy.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോയിക്കൽനിന്നമരുന്നിന്റെ പേരുപറഞ്ഞാലൊ”
— English Translation:
What if one discloses the secret name of the medicine received from the palace? (Breaching the confidentiality of privileged, powerful circles invites dangerous consequences.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോരിക്കണ്ടവാരിയാകാ, ദൂരെക്കണ്ടനാരിയാകാ”
— English Translation:
Do not judge an attendant seen only while serving food, nor a woman seen only from a distance. (Superficial glimpses and fleeting appearances do not reveal genuine character.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോയിലരികെ കടിവാഴുകയില്ല”
— English Translation:
A biting parasite cannot endure right beside the temple shrine (or royal hall). (Petty nuisances and corrupt rogues cannot survive under the immediate, piercing scrutiny of supreme authority.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോരിയാൽ വറ്റുമൊ സമുദ്രം”
— English Translation:
Will the ocean run dry if you scoop water with a ladle? (Boundless abundance cannot be depleted by trivial, small-scale draws.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോൽ ഇവിടെഉറച്ചു; ആലയും ചക്കുമെ ഇനി ഉറയ്ക്കാനുള്ളു”
— English Translation:
The measuring stake is planted here; now only the forge and the oil press remain to be established. (Counting your chickens before they hatch; mistaking a single preliminary step for the complete realization of a massive venture.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോലവുംനന്നു ശീലവും നന്നെന്നുവരുമൊ”
— English Translation:
Does it ever happen that both outward form is fine and inner character is equally noble? (Rarely do dazzling beauty and spotless integrity coincide in equal measure.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോട്ടയിൽ‌ഉപദേശം (മന്ത്രം) അങ്ങാടിയിൽ‌പാട്ടു”
— English Translation:
Counsel whispered in the fort becomes a public ballad in the marketplace. (Confidential palace dealings and elite secrets quickly leak to become public gossip.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോലിനു ഇരയില്ലാത്തമീൻ എയ്യരുതു”
— English Translation:
Do not shoot your arrow at a fish that is not worth the value of the arrow shaft. (Never expend valuable energy, capital, or risk on a prize that fails to cover the cost of the endeavor.)