ProverbPedia

“ വന്നതുപോലെ പോയി”
English Translation:
Departed just as easily as it arrived. (Easy come, easy go; gains acquired without labor or substance vanish just as swiftly as they appeared.)

“ ചത്തുകിടക്കിലെ ഒത്തുകിടക്കൂ”
English Translation:
Only in death can bodies lie in absolute stillness and conformity. (Total compliance and absence of friction exist only in death; living beings naturally differ and clash.)

“ പണംകൊടുത്തു കാളയെവാങ്ങുമ്പോൾ പൊന്നുകൊടുത്തു തക്കനെവാങ്ങണം”
English Translation:
When you buy an ox with money, pay gold to hire a capable plowman. (Capital investments in equipment or assets are useless without paying well for skilled hands to manage them.)