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“ ആണായാൽ നാണംവേണം; മീനായാലാണം വേണം”
English Translation:
A man must have decency, just as a fish curry must have gravy. (Basic self-respect and propriety are indispensable to good character.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ നുള്ളിഎടുക്കുന്നെടത്തു കുഴി, നുള്ളിവെക്കുന്നെടത്തു കുന്നു”
English Translation:
Where you pinch away a pit forms, and where you heap pinches a mound rises. (Continual small drains lead to bankruptcy, while steady, modest savings accumulate into a mountain of wealth.)

“ സൂചിപോയവഴിക്കെ നൂലുപോകൂ”
English Translation:
The thread can only follow the path blazed by the needle. (Followers inevitably follow the lead of the pioneer; dependents are bound to the course set by their guide.)

“ അട്ടക്ക് പൊട്ടക്കുളം”
English Translation:
A stagnant, ruined pond is paradise to a leech. (Worthless or corrupt people thrive best in degraded environments.)