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“ ഇരുതോണിയിൽ കാലുവച്ചാൽ വെള്ളത്തിൽ കിടക്കും”
English Translation:
Place one foot in each of two boats, and you end up in the river. (Attempting to straddle conflicting loyalties or contradictory courses leads straight to disaster.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉത്സാഹം പ്രതികർത്തവ്യം”
English Translation:
Diligent effort is the foremost duty. (One must always strive with vigorous action; enterprise is the duty of man.)

“ ആവണക്കെണ്ണ കൊണ്ട് മനാരിച്ച പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like trying to cleanse oneself with sticky castor oil. (A remedy far worse than the affliction; attempting to clean up a mess only to make it stickier and worse.)

“ വരമ്പെടുക്ക, വല്ലികൊടുക്ക, വഴിതിരിക്ക, വളംകൂട്ടുക”
English Translation:
Build up the bund, pay the farmhands’ wages, channel the irrigation, and enrich the manure. (The foundational rules of agriculture; systematic attention to every stage of husbandry guarantees a rich harvest.)