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“ ഉടയൊനുടച്ചാൽ ഓട്ടിനും കൊള്ളാം”
English Translation:
If the rightful master breaks the pot, even the shards can be put to good use. (A true owner has every right to repurpose or dismantle his property, and legitimate authority retains value even in broken things.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ലക്ഷം ജനങ്ങൾ കൂടും സഭയിൽ ലക്ഷണമൊത്തവൻ ഒന്നോ രണ്ടൊ”
English Translation:
In an assembly of a hundred thousand people, those of genuine noble character number only one or two. (True excellence, rare integrity, and flawless caliber are hard to find in the vast, undifferentiated crowd.)

“ വേമ്പനാട്ടുകായലിൽ കുടിച്ചുചാകുവാൻ ഇണ്ടംതുരുത്തി നായരുടെ ചീട്ടുവേണമൊ”
English Translation:
Does one need a written permit from the lord of Indamthuruthi to drown oneself in the broad Vembanad lake? (Mocking pompous bureaucracy; desperate acts or self-evident personal choices in public domains require no lord’s permission.)

“ നന്നമ്പറ വെറ്റില, തുളുനാടൻ അടക്ക, അറപ്പുഴ ചുണ്ണാമ്പു, യാഴ്വാണം (ചാപ്പാണം) പുകയില”
English Translation:
Betel leaf from Nannambra, areca nut from Tulu Nadu, slaked lime from Arappuzha, and tobacco from Jaffna. (The mark of true excellence achieved by gathering the finest specialized elements from their best native sources.)