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“ അരക്കും കൊണ്ടു ചെല്ലുമ്പോൾ മെഴുക്കും കൊണ്ടു വരും”
English Translation:
Go dealing in sealing wax and you return smeared with grease. (Meddling in dubious or messy dealings leaves one tarnished.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ആറുനീന്തിയവനെ ആഴമറിയൂ”
English Translation:
Only the one who has swum the river knows its true depth. (Only someone who has lived through an ordeal can truly understand its difficulty.)

“ തന്നാൽ തന്നതും തിന്നതും കാണിക്കണം”
English Translation:
If resources are entrusted, one must show clearly both what was received and what was spent. (Strict accountability and transparency; always maintain an honest record of incoming funds and expenditures.)

“ മണ്ണുതിന്നെങ്കിലും മണ്ണേൽ കിടക്കണം”
English Translation:
Even if reduced to eating dirt, sleep upon your own land. (The paramount value of landed independence; enduring extreme poverty on one’s own property is better than living comfortably in servitude.)