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“ ആപത്തും കാവത്തും കുറേശ്ശെ മതി”
English Translation:
Misfortune and wild yams are both best consumed in small quantities. (Troubles, like heavy, fibrous tubers, are hard to digest; a little adversity goes a long way.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പന്നിയെപായും കടവുശേഷിക്കും”
English Translation:
The boar may bolt through, but the river-ford remains. (Transgressors and momentary storms come and go, but the permanent strategic structure and vulnerability endure.)

“ നിലത്തുവെച്ചെ മുഖത്തുനോക്കാവു”
English Translation:
Look someone in the face only after setting your heavy load down on the ground. (Discharge urgent physical burdens and obligations first before engaging in social courtesies and polite conversation.)

“ സൂചികൊണ്ടെടുപ്പാനുള്ളതു തൂമ്പാകൊണ്ടാക്കരുതു”
English Translation:
Do not turn a matter that could be picked out with a needle into something requiring a heavy spade. (Address small irritants promptly before they escalate into massive crises; nip troubles in the bud.)