ProverbPedia

“ ഇന്നുചെയ്യാവുന്നതു നാളെയാക്കരുതു”
English Translation:
What can be accomplished today should never be deferred until tomorrow. (Act promptly; procrastination only compounds burdens.)

“ മെല്ലെ തിന്നാൽ മുള്ളും തിന്നാം”
English Translation:
If eaten slowly and carefully, one can eat even thorny bones. (With patience, measured caution, and deliberation, even the most hazardous or difficult tasks can be handled without injury.)

“ വായ്ക്കരിക്കുവകയുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ നംപൂരിനാടുനീങ്ങുമൊ”
English Translation:
If there were enough grain for the funeral rites, would the Namboothiri ever pass away (or wander abroad begging)? (Extreme destitution forces even the proudest into desperate, humiliating measures; nobody surrenders station if basic needs are met.)