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“ എള്ളൊളംതിന്നാൽ എള്ളൊളംനിറയും”
English Translation:
If you eat as tiny as a sesame seed, you will be filled only by that much. (Meager effort yields an equally negligible return; you get out only what you put in.)

“ ഉക്കണ്ടം എനിക്കും തേങ്ങാ മുല്ലപ്പള്ളിക്കും”
English Translation:
The fibrous dry husk for me, and the rich coconut flesh for Mullappally. (A grossly rigged partnership where the vulnerable laborer gets the trash and the master takes the prize.)

“ പാങ്ങൻ നന്നെങ്കിൽ പടിക്കൽ ഇരുന്നാലും മതി”
English Translation:
If your ally is truly steadfast, it is enough if he merely sits at your doorstep. (Loyal protectors provide immense security simply through their steadfast presence and proximity.)