ProverbPedia

“ ആനയെ തളച്ചാൽ മരത്തിനാണു് കേടു”
English Translation:
If you tether a mighty elephant, it is the tree that suffers the strain. (Subjecting an ordinary institution or frail individual to an overwhelming force destroys the host.)

“ ആളെരെചെല്ലൂൽ(പോകിലും) താനെറെ ചെല്ലുക.(പോകണം)”
English Translation:
Even if numerous messengers go, it is best to go yourself. (Direct personal presence achieves what proxies and go-betweens never can.)

“ നൊന്തകണ്ണീലെ കുന്തം ചാടു”
English Translation:
The spear always strikes the hurting eye. (Misfortune always lands where one is already vulnerable; adding injury to an existing wound.)