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“ കൊഞ്ചൻ തുള്ളിയാൽ മുട്ടോളം, ഏറെ തുള്ളിയാൽ ചട്ടിയോളം”
English Translation:
If a prawn leaps, it reaches knee-height; if it leaps too far, it lands squarely in the frying pan. (A weakling’s bravado has very narrow limits; reckless overreaching leads straight to self-destruction.)

“ വെരുകിൻപൃഷ്ടവും നായിൻപൃഷ്ടവും ഒരുപോലെയൊ”
English Translation:
Is the tail of a civet cat the same as the tail of a street dog? (Superficial resemblances mask vast differences in intrinsic worth; the civet produces costly musk, while the cur produces only filth.)

“ പഠിക്കും മുമ്പേ പണിക്കരാകരുതു”
English Translation:
Do not pose as a master craftsman before you have even learned the trade. (Master the fundamentals through humble apprenticeship before presuming to act with authority.)