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“ അമ്മയും മകളും പെണ്ണു തന്നെ”
English Translation:
Both mother and daughter are women after all. (Human nature, weaknesses, and tendencies repeat themselves across generations.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ആട്ടികൊണ്ടുപോകുമ്പോൾ പിണ്ണാക്കു കൊടുക്കാത്തവൻ വീട്ടിൽ ചെന്നാൽ എണ്ണകൊടുക്കുമോ”
English Translation:
Will the man who refused you oil cake while pressing oil ever give you pure oil when you visit his home? (Someone who refuses to part with worthless scraps during a windfall will never share real wealth later.)

“ കാണം വിറ്റും ഓണം ഉണ്ണണം”
English Translation:
Feast on Onam even if you must mortgage your ancestral land. (Celebrate core traditions and fulfill essential duties at all costs, regardless of the financial strain.)

“ ഇത്തിക്കണ്ണികത്തിച്ചാൽ കുത്തിക്കടിക്കും”
English Translation:
Set fire to a strangler parasite, and it crackles and spits sparks at you. (Confronting entrenched parasites or malicious busybodies makes them turn their venom violently on you.)