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“ എലിപിടിക്കുംപൂച്ച കലവും ഉടെക്കും”
English Translation:
The cat that hunts the rat is bound to shatter a few pots along the way. (Aggressive problem-solvers often cause collateral damage while getting the job done.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പല്ലിടകുത്തി മണപ്പിക്കരുതു (പല്ലിടുക്കിൽകുത്തി മണപ്പിക്കാൻകൊടുക്കരുതു)”
English Translation:
Do not pick between your teeth and offer the pick for others to sniff. (Keep sordid domestic squabbles, private filth, and shameful secrets to yourself rather than parading them before others.)

“ നെല്ലരികൊടുത്തു പുല്ലരികിട്ടിയതു നമ്മുടെ കാലദോഷം”
English Translation:
Parting with prime rice grain only to receive wild grass seed in return is our sheer misfortune. (An unlucky transaction where valuable capital or virtuous effort is repaid with worthless dross due to adverse times.)

“ കൊടാത്തവനോടു വീടാതിരിക്ക”
English Translation:
Never leave accounts unsettled with one who shares nothing. (Keep transactions strictly closed and clear with a miserly person so you owe them no obligation or pretext for complaint.)