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“ ആരിയൻ വെച്ച ആറ്റിൽ ചാടി”
English Translation:
Cooked the finest meal of choice rice, and then jumped into the river. (Abandoning life or sabotaging success right at the moment when the fruits of long toil are ready to be savored.)

— Malayalam

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“ കയം കണ്ട പോത്ത്”
English Translation:
Like a water buffalo catching sight of a deep pool. (Rushing uncontrollably toward one’s favorite indulgence; completely unstoppable once tempted.)

“ വാക്കിൽ തോറ്റവനും മൂക്കിൽ കേറിയവനും പാഞ്ഞവനും ഇല്ലാ”
English Translation:
None admits defeat in an argument, just as none admits being blinded by rage or fleeing in fear. (Human obstinacy; a defeated disputant invents endless excuses rather than gracefully conceding that they were wrong.)

“ കൊയ്ത്തോളം കാത്തിട്ടു, കൊയ്യാറാകുമ്പോൾ ഉറങ്ങരുതു”
English Translation:
Having waited patiently until the harvest, do not fall asleep just as the reaping begins. (Never give in to fatigue and slacken vigilance at the decisive moment when fruits are ready to be gathered.)