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“ ആൾ അഞ്ചെങ്കിൽ പയിമ്പപത്തു”
English Translation:
If there are five men, there are ten steering poles. (Too many cooks spoil the broth; contradictory guidance wrecks progress.)

— Malayalam

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“ ഒടുക്കമിരുന്നവൻ കട്ടിലൊടിച്ചു”
English Translation:
The one who sat down last broke the cot. (The final person bears the full blame for a collapse that was slowly building up under many before him.)

“ കൊഴുക്കട്ടകൊടുത്താൽ കല്ലുർക്കാടുപിടിക്കാം”
English Translation:
Offer a sweet rice dumpling, and you can conquer the forest of Kallurkkad. (Small, timely inducements and strategic generosity can win over formidable obstacles and hostile territory.)

“ അണ്ണാക്കിന്റെ ആണി അണ്ണവായനു അപ്പം”
English Translation:
A choking bone to one throat is sweet cake to the wide-mouthed. (What intimidates or chokes the cautious is an easy prize for the bold and ravenous.)