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“ അരി നാഴിക്കും അടുപ്പു മൂന്നു വേണം”
English Translation:
Even to cook a single measure of rice, you still need three hearth stones. (Basic overheads and essential procedures cannot be skipped, regardless of how small the scale.)

“ തിണ്ടിന്മേൽ നിന്ന് തെറി പറയരുതു”
English Translation:
Do not stand upon the porch railing and scream foul abuse. (Do not broadcast disgraceful quarrels and insults from a prominent public vantage point.)

“ ആടുകിടന്നിടത്തു പൂട കാണാതിരിക്കുമോ”
English Translation:
Can a spot where a goat rested ever be free of shed fur? (Wherever someone has been, telltale traces and evidence are inevitably left behind.)