ProverbPedia

“ ഈച്ചപറന്നാൽ ഇരുകാതമാകുമൊ”
English Translation:
Even if a housefly takes flight, will it ever traverse two full leagues? (Petty strength and meager talent cannot achieve monumental, distant feats.)

“ നമ്പി, തുമ്പി, പെരിച്ചാഴി, പട്ടരും, പൊതുവാൾ തഥാ, ഇവർഐവരും ഉള്ളെടം ദൈവമില്ലെന്നുനിർണ്ണയം”
English Translation:
The Nambi, the hornet, the bandicoot, the parasitic priest, and the steward—where these five reside, God is surely absent. (A satirical folk warning against notorious domestic pests and exploitative administrative middlemen.)

“ കുലം കെട്ടോനെ ചങ്ങാതിയാക്കല്ല”
English Translation:
Never make a friend of someone who has disgraced their own lineage. (Avoid allying with people devoid of integrity and moral grounding, for they will surely betray you.)