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“ മൂത്തോർവാക്കും മുതുനെല്ലിക്കയും മുമ്പിൽ കൈക്കും പിന്നെ മധുരിക്കും”
English Translation:
The counsel of elders and an aged Indian gooseberry: bitter to the taste at first, but sweet thereafter. (Wise correction and hard truths seem astringent and unpleasant initially, but yield lasting health, sweetness, and prosperity in the end.)

“ വേർകിഴിഞ്ഞു തിരുൾ ഇളക്കി”
English Translation:
Dug down to the roots and stirred the tender heart-shoot. (Probing deeply to the very root of an issue and shaking a matter to its deepest core.)

“ തലയുള്ളന്നും മൂക്കിലെവെള്ളം വറ്റുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
As long as the head remains, the drip from the nose will never dry up. (As long as mortal life continues, minor troubles, expenses, and annoyances are unavoidable.)