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“ എള്ളിലെവാരം മുതിരയിൽതീരും”
English Translation:
The profit gained on sesame is lost on horse gram. (What is gained in one petty venture is swallowed by loss in another; penny-wise and pound-foolish.)

— Malayalam

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“ വമ്പനോടു പഴുതുനല്ലു (വഴുതുകതന്നെ)”
English Translation:
Against an aggressive bully, slipping away through an opening is the wisest move. (Discretion is the better part of valor; avoid direct, head-on clashes with an overwhelming, arrogant adversary.)

“ ആനയെ തളച്ചാൽ മരത്തിനാണു് കേടു”
English Translation:
If you tether a mighty elephant, it is the tree that suffers the strain. (Subjecting an ordinary institution or frail individual to an overwhelming force destroys the host.)

“ കൊല്ലുന്നരാജാവിനു തിന്നുന്നമന്ത്രി”
English Translation:
For a king who slaughters, a minister who devours. (A ruthless tyrant is inevitably matched with an equally greedy, predatory counselor; like ruler, like minister.)