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“ ഇരിമ്പും തൊഴിലും ഇരിക്കെ കെടും”
English Translation:
Both iron and skill rust and decay when left idle. (Disuse corrupts the finest tools, just as lack of practice dulls the sharpest talents.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉടഞ്ഞശംഖു ഊത്തുകേൾക്കയില്ല”
English Translation:
A cracked conch sounds no resounding blast when blown. (A broken spirit or ruined character can no longer command authority or inspire others.)

“ ആമാടക്കു പുഴുത്തുള നോക്കുന്നവ”
English Translation:
One who scrutinizes a solid gold coin searching for wormholes. (A pathologically cynical fault-finder hunting for impossible flaws in obvious perfection.)

“ രണ്ടു തലയ്ക്കും കത്തിച്ചു നടുപിടിക്കൊല്ലാ”
English Translation:
Do not set fire to both ends of a brand and attempt to hold it by the middle. (Burning the candle at both ends; creating hazards and pressures from opposite directions leaves no safe place to hold, leading straight to ruin.)